斩 (zhǎn): To chop off — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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Writing 7-9

HSK 3.0Vocab 7-9 Recognition 7-9 Writing 7-9

1.

Animated Stroke Order 斩

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 斩

3.

Character Breakdown

Left-Right

斩

车cart

斤axe

斩=

4.

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5.

How to Use 斩

Common patterns, words, and short phrases that show how 斩 works in context.

Single HSK word

斩 appears in the HSK word 斩钉截铁, meaning "resolute and decisive; categorical".

HSK 6

6.

Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 斩 is used in context

tā他

yòng用

lì力

yī一

zhǎn斩

，

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车cart

+斤axe

A cart (车) is cut by an axe (斤) — to chop, behead, or decisively sever something.

zhǎn斩

dīng钉

jié截

tiě铁

resolute and decisive; categorical

mù

木

tou头

jiù就

duàn断

le了

。

He chopped hard once, and the wood broke.

tā他

yòng用

fǔ斧

tóu头

zhǎn斩

duàn断

le了

nà那

gēn根

cū粗

shéng绳

。

He used an axe to cut off the thick rope

gǔ古

dài代

zhàn战

zhēng争

zhōng中

cháng常

duì对

dí敌

rén人

shí实

shī施

zhǎn斩

shǒu首

。

In ancient wars, enemies were often beheaded

zhè这

cì次

bǐ比

sài赛

wǒ我

men们

zhǎn斩

huò获

le了

sān三

méi枚

jīn金

pái牌

。

We won three gold medals in this competition

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