zhuó

literary
verb
archaic

Meaning of

斫 means to chop; to cut; to hack (with a knife or axe). Pronounced zhuó.

  • to chop; to cut; to hack (with a knife or axe)

Character Info

Radical
Strokes9
Components

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

zhuó
wéi
zhōu
 
shùn
liú
ér
xià
 

He hewed wood to make a boat and drifted downstream.

Qiáo
měi
shàng
shān
zhuó
chái
 

The woodcutter goes up the mountain every day to chop firewood.

Jiāng
jūn
shuài
jūn
zhuó
yíng
 
jūn
 

The general led troops to attack the enemy camp at night, crushing the opposing army.

rén
zhuó
ér
 
shū
fèn
 

The ancients would strike the ground with their swords and sing to vent their anger.

Measure Words

/ xià
Primary
/ dāo