to chop, to cut with a blade
Animated Stroke Order 砍
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HSK Vocabulary: 砍
HSK words that contain this character.
Example Sentences
Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 砍 is used in context
1
tā他
zài在
shì市
chǎng场
lǐ里
hé和
shāng商
fàn贩
kǎn砍
jià价
。
He is bargaining with the vendor in the market.
2
gōng工
rén人
men们
zhèng正
zài在
sēn森
lín林
lǐ里
kǎn砍
fá伐
shù树
mù木
。
Workers are cutting down trees in the forest.
3
yé爷
ye爷
měi每
tiān天
zǎo早
chén晨
dōu都
qù去
shān山
shàng上
kǎn砍
chái柴
。
Grandpa goes to the mountain to chop firewood every morning.
4
tā他
kǎn砍
fá伐
le了
yī一
kē棵
shù树
。
He cut down a tree.
5
wèi为
le了
bǎo保
hù护
huán环
jìng境
,
wǒ我
men们
yīng应
gāi该
jiǎn减
shǎo少
kǎn砍
fá伐
sēn森
lín林
。
To protect the environment, we should reduce deforestation.
6
zhèng政
fǔ府
zhì制
dìng定
le了
yán严
gé格
de的
fǎ法
lǜ律
lái来
xiàn限
zhì制
fēi非
fǎ法
kǎn砍
fá伐
huó活
dòng动
。
The government has enacted strict laws to restrict illegal logging activities.
Information
Traditional砍
Radical石
Strokes9
StructureLeft-Right
Frequency#1801
Zhuyinㄎㄢˇ
Components—
UnicodeU+780D
CangjieMNHML
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Cultural note
Traditional Chinese culture often connects characters and names with the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) and Yin–Yang, a system also used to describe personality tendencies.
Learn how the Five Elements describe personality