铡(zhá)

11 strokesTrad. 鍘

lever-style guillotine

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Character information

Pinyin
zhá
Meaning
lever-style guillotine; to chop using this type of guillotine
Strokes
11
HSK level
—
Traditional
鍘

Origin & structure

Where 铡 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿰钅则

A metal 钅 knife 刂; 则 also provides the pronunciation

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

钅jīn则zé

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 铡 step by step

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

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Words with 铡

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

zhá铡dāo刀

lever-style guillotine (for chopping fodder etc)

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lóng龙tóu头zhá铡

lever-style guillotine decorated with a dragon's head at the hinged end, us…

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Related characters

From 铡’s common words

刀龙头

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