CHINESE CHARACTER

斩 (zhǎn): Meaning, Words & Stroke Order

zhǎn

to chop, to cut, to sever; to behead

HSK 7-98 strokes

LEARNING CONNECTIONS

车

Primary radical

车 is the Unicode primary radical used to organise 斩.

车

Phonetic component

车 is recorded as the sound-side component in this pictophonetic analysis.

STROKES · 8

Write 斩 in 8 steps.

Each square adds one stroke in the standard writing order.

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Vocabulary with 斩

斩zhǎn

HSK 7-9 · to behead (as form of capital punishment); to chop

斩钉截铁zhǎndīng-jiétiě

HSK 7-9 · (lit.) to chop the nail and slice the iron (idiom); (fig.) resolute and decisive; unhesitating; categorical

Examples using 斩

斩钉截铁

我斩钉截铁地拒绝了。

Wǒ zhǎn dīng jié tiě dì jù jué le。

I flatly refused.

FAQ

What does 斩 (zhǎn) mean in Chinese?

to chop, to cut, to sever; to behead

How do you write 斩 in stroke order?

斩 has 8 strokes. Follow the animated stroke-order sequence above, then practise it on the writing page.

What is the radical of 斩?

车 is the radical in 斩. It can provide a meaning-side clue.

What are common words with 斩?

斩 (zhǎn): to behead (as form of capital punishment); to chop; 斩钉截铁 (zhǎndīng-jiétiě): (lit.) to chop the nail and slice the iron (idiom); (fig.) resolute and decisive; unhesitating; categorical.