斧(fǔ)

HSK 7-98 strokes

hatchet

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Character information

Pinyin
fǔ
Meaning
hatchet
Strokes
8
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 斧 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿱父斤

In this compound, the meaning comes from 斤 (axe); 父 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

父fù斤jīn

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

How to write 斧 step by step

8 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 斧

Common words using 斧 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

fǔ斧zǐ子
HSK 7-9

axe; hatchet; CL:把[ba3]

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kuān宽fǔ斧

broadax; ax with a wide blade

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zhàn战fǔ斧

battle-ax

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bù不bì避fǔ斧yuè钺

not trying to avoid the battle-ax (idiom)

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dāo刀jù锯fǔ斧yuè钺

knife, saw, ax and hatchet (idiom); facing torture and execution

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dà大dāo刀kuò阔fǔ斧

bold and decisive

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cāo操fǔ斧fá伐kē柯

(cf Book of Songs) How to fashion an ax handle? You need an ax

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fǔ斧yuè钺zhī之zhū诛

to die by battle-ax (idiom); to be executed

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子宽战不避钺刀锯

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