a saw; to cut with a saw

Animated Stroke Order 锯

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Stroke Order Diagrams 锯

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Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how is used in context
1
yòng
duàn
le
shù
zhī

He cut the branch with a saw.

2
gōng
rén
men
zhèng
zài

The workers are sawing wood.

3
diàn
de
shēng
yīn
hěn
chǎo

The chainsaw is very noisy.

Information

Traditional
Radical
Strokes13
StructureLeft-Right
Frequency
Zhuyinㄐㄩˋ
Components
UnicodeU+952F
CangjieOHSJR
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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.

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