斬
to behead (as form of capital punishment) / to chop
斬 character breakdown
catty / (PRC) weight equal to 500 g / (Tw) weight equal to 600 g / (HK, Malaysia, Singapore) slightly over 604 g
car / vehicle / CL:輛|辆[liang4] / machine / to shape with a lathe / Kangxi radical 159
车
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七
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十
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Charlie Chaplin (ch) is parading in a cabriolet (mnemonic symbol for 车) in front of the elevator (e1), because he wants to establish his new cult. Like all successful leaders, he takes the carrot-and-stick approach: In one hand he's waving with a seven-branched laser sword (七), in the other one he's waving with a cross (十).
Characters with 斬 as component
to scurry / variant of 暫|暂[zan4]
temporary / Taiwan pr. [zhan4]
towering / prominent / very / extremely / (dialect) marvelous / excellent
variant of 嶄|崭[zhan3]
variant of 嶄|崭[chan2]
gradual / gradually
variant of 慚|惭[can2]
moat around a city
to cut down / mow
wooden tablet / edition
cliff / peak
Words with 斬
to cut weeds and eliminate the roots (idiom); to destroy root and branch / to eliminate completely
to surmount all difficulties (on the way to success) (idiom) / abbr. for 過五關斬六將|过五关斩六将[guo4 wu3 guan1 zhan3 liu4 jiang4]
lit. to cut one's way through thistles and thorns (idiom) / fig. to overcome all obstacles on the way / to break through hardships / to blaze a new trail
lit. to chop the nail and slice the iron (idiom) / fig. resolute and decisive / unhesitating / categorical
first decapitate then present your trophy (idiom); act first, report later
lit. to cross five passes and slay six generals (idiom) / fig. to surmount all difficulties (on the way to success)
when two kingdoms are at war, they don't execute envoys (idiom)
to chop sb in half at the waist (capital punishment) / to cut sth in half / to reduce sth by a dramatic margin / to terminate / to cut short
lit. quick sword cuts through tangled hemp (idiom); decisive action in a complex situation / cutting the Gordian knot
Sentences with 斬
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