Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 斩
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斩 |
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Meaning |
to chop, cut, sever, behead |
Pronunciation |
zhǎn |
Explanation |
Left: vehicle 车 (車= top view with two wheels 二, axle | and loading surface 田), right: ax 斤 |
Mnemonic
| The beautiful vehicle 車 was simplified to 车, namely they took an axe, to chop it. |
Radicals
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斩
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to chop | |
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车
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vehicle | (Simplified from 車. Shows a hand-cart from top: axle 丨, loading area 日, two wheels 二. This sign 车 is similar to the simplified east 东 =東.) |
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斤
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axe | |
Tip: Go to the radicals that are contained in this character and learn all the characters with this radical systematically!
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Vocabulary
| 斩首 |
zhǎn shǒu |
to behead | | 斩钉截铁 |
zhǎn dīng jié tiě |
to chop the nail and slice the iron (idiom); resolute and decisive; unhesitating; definitely; without any doubt | | 满门抄斩 |
mǎn mén chāo zhǎn |
to execute the whole family unto the third generation |
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