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砍
kǎn
1. to chop
2. to cut down
3. to throw sth at sb
HSK 5 Very Common • Top 5% ✏️ 9 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

砍
kǎn
to hack, to chop, to cut, to fell
HSK 5 9 丶

Compound Words (12)

砍头
kǎntóu
to decapitate
砍伐
kǎnfá
to hew
HSK 6
砍伤
kǎnshāng
to wound with a blade or hatchet
砍价
kǎnjià
to bargain
砍刀
kǎndāo
chopper (for wood etc)
砍杀
kǎnshā
to attack and kill
砍断
kǎnduàn
to chop off
砍树
kǎnshù
to chop wood
砍死
kǎnsǐ
to hack to death
砍大山
kǎndàshān
to chat (1980s Beijing slang)
滥砍滥伐
lànkǎnlànfá
wanton destruction of forested lands
砍头不过风吹帽
kǎntóubùguòfēngchuīmào
to regard decapitation as no more important than the wind blowing off your hat (idiom)

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
5
Character Frequency Rank
2,216
Word Frequency Rank
4,050 of 84,292