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Meaning of 斩

Pinyin zhǎn

Radical

斤

Strokes

Definition

behead / chop

Usage

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斩 zhǎn 动【本义】: 古代死刑的一种。斩首或腰斩;杀 The original meaning: A form of execution in ancient times. Decapitation or cutting in half; to kill. 【造字法】: 会意。从车，从斤。古有“车裂”之刑，故从车。斤，斧子，可用于杀人。 Character formation: A compound character. Composed of "车" (car) and "斤" (axe). The inclusion of "车" is because there was an ancient punishment called "car ripping." "斤" indicates an axe, which can be used for killing. 意义: 1. 同本义 ([En.] behead; decapitate; chop sb.'s head off; chop; kill) 2. 砍;砍断 ([En.] chop; cut down) 3. 断绝 ([En.] break off; dissociate) 4. 剪裁，特指丧服不缉下边 ([En.] tailor; cut out a garment) 5. 用同“眨”。眼睛一睁一闭 ([En.] wink) 引典: 1. 《说文》：斩，截也。 [En.] "Shuōwén": To chop, it means to cut. 2. 《尔雅·释诂》：斩，杀也。 [En.] "Ěryǎ": To behead means to kill. 3. 《诗·小雅·节南山》：国既卒斩。 [En.] "Shījīng": The state has executed it after it has completed. 4. 《释名·释丧制》：斫头曰斩，斩要曰要斩。 [En.] "Shìmíng": Chopping the head is called 'beheading,' the essentials of beheading are known as beheading essentials. 5. 《周礼·秋官·掌戮》：掌斩杀贼谍而膊之。 [En.] "Zhōulǐ": In charge of executing thieves and spies. 例: - 斩使 (to kill the envoy) - 斩棺戮尸 (to open the coffin and stab the corpse) - 斩断 (to chop; to sever) - 斩绝 (to cut off; to break) 斩 zhǎn 副非常;特别 ([En.] very; special) 引典: 1. 《老残游记》：老远地便见有多少洋枪队，由教习打着外国口号，一斩齐地走了上来。 [En.] "Lao Can's Travels": From a distance, one can see many foreign gun squads marching in unison under the teacher's commands. 例: - 斩平 (particularly smooth) - 斩新 (brand new) - 斩截 (neat; clean-cut)

劈波斩浪 pī bō zhǎn làng

cleave through the waves

斩钉截铁 zhǎn dīng jié tiě

lit. to chop the nail and slice the iron (idiom) / fig. resolute and decisive / unhesitating / categorical

抄斩 chāo zhǎn

Copy cut

披荆斩棘 pī jīng zhǎn jí

lit. to cut one's way through thistles and thorns (idiom) / fig. to overcome all obstacles on the way / to break through hardships / to blaze a new trail

斩首 zhǎn shǒu

to behead

斩断 zhǎn duàn

to cut off / to chop sth in half

斩草除根 zhǎn cǎo chú gēn

to cut weeds and eliminate the roots (idiom); to destroy root and branch / to eliminate completely

斩获 zhǎn huò

gain / capture / behead / decapitate / take prisoner

腰斩 yāo zhǎn

to chop sb in half at the waist (capital punishment) / to cut sth in half / to reduce sth by a dramatic margin / to terminate / to cut short

斩尽杀绝 zhǎn jìn shā jué

genocide / kill all / completely annihilate / have sb. wiped out

斩落 zhǎn luò

Cut down

快刀斩乱麻 kuài dāo zhǎn luàn má

lit. quick sword cuts through tangled hemp (idiom); decisive action in a complex situation / cutting the Gordian knot

问斩 wèn zhǎn

behead / decapitate

先斩后奏 xiān zhǎn hòu zòu

first decapitate then present your trophy (idiom); act first, report later

过关斩将 guò guān zhǎn jiàng

to surmount all difficulties (on the way to success) (idiom) / abbr. for 過五關斬六將|过五关斩六将[guo4 wu3 guan1 zhan3 liu4 jiang4]

过五关斩六将 guò wǔ guān zhǎn liù jiàng

lit. to cross five passes and slay six generals (idiom) / fig. to surmount all difficulties (on the way to success)