斩(zhǎn): to behead (as form of capital punishment)
to behead (as form of capital punishment)
Stroke order animation
Character information
- Pinyin
- zhǎn
- Meaning
- to behead (as form of capital punishment); to chop
- Strokes
- 8
- HSK level
- HSK 7-9
- Traditional
- 斬
Origin & structure
Where 斩 comes from and how its parts fit together.
How to write 斩 step by step
8 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.
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Words with 斩
Common words using 斩 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.
to cut weeds and eliminate the roots (idiom); to destroy root and branch
Open 斩草除根 page →Related characters
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