zhuó斲（斫）
斲（斫）
archaic
literary
Meaning of 斲
斲 means to chop; to cut; to hew; to hack. Pronounced zhuó.
- to chop; to cut; to hew; to hack
Character Info
Radical斤
Strokes9
Components
石
斤
Stroke Order
斲
Definitions & Examples
Zhuó斫
mù木
wéi为
zhōu舟
。
He cut wood to make a boat.
Gōng工
jiàng匠
zhuó斫
fá伐
dà大
shù树
，
jiàn建
zào造
wū屋
yǔ宇
。
The craftsmen chopped down large trees to build the house.
Dāo刀
fǔ斧
zhuó斫
zhī之
，
jiān坚
bù不
kě可
rù入
。
They hacked at it with knives and axes, but it was too hard to penetrate.