CHINESE CHARACTER

伐 (fá): Meaning, Words & Stroke Order

fá

cut down, subjugate, attack

HSK 7-96 strokes

LEARNING CONNECTIONS

亻

Primary radical

亻 is the Unicode primary radical used to organise 伐.

亻 · 戈

Visible components

伐 is decomposed as ⿰亻戈.

STROKES · 6

Write 伐 in 6 steps.

Each square adds one stroke in the standard writing order.

PRACTISE WRITING →

LEARN THIS CHARACTER IN CONTEXT

Vocabulary with 伐

步伐bùfá

HSK 7-9 · pace; (measured) step; march

砍伐kǎnfá

HSK 7-9 · to hew; to cut down

Examples using 伐

步伐

我们真的得加紧步伐了。

Wǒ men zhēn de dé jiā jǐn bù fá le。

We've really got to step on it.

砍伐

在加拿大有很多区域砍伐树木是非法的。

Zài jiā ná dà yǒu hěn duō qū yù kǎn fá shù mù shì fēi fǎ de。

In Canada, there are many areas where it is illegal to log trees.

FAQ

What does 伐 (fá) mean in Chinese?

cut down, subjugate, attack

How do you write 伐 in stroke order?

伐 has 6 strokes. Follow the animated stroke-order sequence above, then practise it on the writing page.

What is the radical of 伐?

亻 is the radical in 伐. It is the person side radical and can provide a meaning-side clue.

What are common words with 伐?

步伐 (bùfá): pace; (measured) step; march; 砍伐 (kǎnfá): to hew; to cut down.