zhǎn

to chop; to behead (as form of capital punishment)

HSK 6 #2463

Character data

HSK 6
Frequency 2463rd character
Radical ⾞ (159.4)
Strokes 8
Index # 1060
TRADITIONAL

Definitions

斩 zhǎn
  1. 1. to chop
  2. 2. to behead (as form of capital punishment)

Stroke order

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Words containing 斩

Word Meaning
fig. resolute and decisive; unhesitating; categorical
to behead
to eliminate completely
to cut off; to chop sth in half
to surmount all difficulties (on the way to success) (idiom)
fig. to overcome all obstacles on the way
act first, ask permission later
lit. to cross five passes and slay six generals (idiom)
Cantonese poached chicken, known as "white cut chicken"
no killing envoys in war; protect messengers
act decisively to solve a complex problem
variant of zhǎn xīn
to behead
to blink (literary)
to do sth and not report the fact (idiom)
lit. to kill the tiger and behead the scaly dragon
to execute the whole family and confiscate their property
to terminate; to reduce sth by a dramatic margin
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