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斧
fǔ
1. hatchet
Common • Top 11% ✏️ 8 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

斧
fǔ
axe, hatchet; to chop, to hew
8 丶

Compound Words (16)

宽斧
kuānfǔ
broadax
战斧
zhànfǔ
battle-ax
斧子
fǔzi
axe
斧头
fǔtóu
ax
板斧
bǎnfǔ
broad axe
刀斧手
dāofǔshǒu
lictor
不避斧钺
bùbìfǔyuè
don't avoid the battle-ax (idiom); soldier must face danger bravely
刀锯斧钺
dāojùfǔyuè
knife, saw, ax and hatchet (idiom); facing torture and execution
大刀阔斧
dàdāokuòfǔ
bold and decisive
操斧伐柯
cāofǔfákē
(cf Book of Songs) How to fashion an ax handle? You need an ax
斧钺之诛
fǔyuèzhīzhū
to die by battle-ax (idiom); to be executed
斧钺汤镬
fǔyuètānghuò
battle-ax and boiling cauldron (idiom); facing torture and execution
班门弄斧
Bānménnòngfǔ
to display one's slight skill before an expert (idiom)
神工鬼斧
shéngōngguǐfǔ
supernaturally fine craft (idiom); the work of the Gods
镰刀斧头
liándāofǔtóu
the hammer and sickle (flag of USSR, symbolizing rural and proletarian labor)
鬼斧神工
guǐfǔshéngōng
supernaturally fine craft (idiom); the work of the Gods

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Category
Chinese
Character Frequency Rank
2,770
Word Frequency Rank
9,527 of 84,292

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