Chinese character

斩

zhǎn

to chop, to cut, to sever

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8 strokesRadical 车No. 1336Simplified

Meaning

Definitions are in English.

to chop, to cut, to sever
to behead
to behead (as form of capital punishment)
to chop

Simplified / Traditional

斩→斬

Variant forms: 斬

Variant forms

斬zhǎn

Components

车chē 斤jīn

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斩

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斩首斩首zhǎn shǒuto behead; to decapitate 斩断斩断zhǎn duànto cut off; to chop sth in half 斩钉截铁斩钉截铁zhǎn dīng jié tiě(lit.) to chop the nail and slice the iron (idiom); (fig.) resolute and decisive; unhesit…

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