"斩" Chinese-English Dictionary

斩 zhǎn

Traditional: 斬
Radical: 斤 (4 traits)
Number of strokes: 8
Structure: gauche et droite

Cangjie: KQHML 大手竹一中
Wubi: LRH
GB 2312: D5B6
Unicode: U+65A9

Decomposition Practice Sheet Dictionary of examples Synonyms

Chinese	Pinyin	Translation	Actions
斩斬	zhǎn	to behead (as form of capital punishment) / to chop	syn

Chinese	Pinyin	Translation	Actions
斩首斬首	zhǎn shǒu	to behead / to decapitate	syn
斩断斬斷	zhǎn duàn	to cut off / to chop sth in half
斩杀斬殺	zhǎn shā	to behead
斩获斬獲	zhǎn huò	to kill or capture (in battle) / (fig.) (sports) to score (a goal) / to win (a medal) / (fig.) to reap rewards / to achieve gains
斩新斬新	zhǎn xīn	variant of 嶄新\|崭新[zhan3 xin1]
斩眼斬眼	zhǎn yǎn	to blink (literary)
斩草除根斬草除根	zhǎn cǎo chú gēn	to cut weeds and eliminate the roots (idiom) / to destroy root and branch / to eliminate completely	syn
斩钉截铁斬釘截鐵	zhǎn dīng jié tiě	lit. to chop the nail and slice the iron (idiom) / fig. resolute and decisive / unhesitating / categorical	syn
斩首行动		decapitation strike / leadership strike / counterleadership strike
斩钉截铁斬釘截鐵	zhǎn dīng - jié tiě	lit. to chop the nail and slice the iron (idiom) / fig. resolute and decisive / unhesitating / categorical	syn
斩而不奏斬而不奏	zhǎn ér bù zòu	to do sth and not report the fact (idiom)
斩首行动斬首行動	zhǎn shǒu xíng dòng	(military) decapitation strike

Chinese	Pinyin	Translation	Actions
腰斩腰斬	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
白斩鸡白斬雞	bái zhǎn jī	Cantonese poached chicken, known as "white cut chicken"
过关斩将過關斬將	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])
先斩后奏先斬後奏	xiān zhǎn hòu zòu	lit. first execute the criminal, then report it to the emperor (idiom) / fig. to take some drastic action without the prior approval of higher authorities
披荆斩棘披荊斬棘	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	syn
满门抄斩滿門抄斬	mǎn mén chāo zhǎn	to execute the whole family and confiscate their property
杀虎斩蛟殺虎斬蛟	shā hǔ zhǎn jiāo	lit. to kill the tiger and behead the scaly dragon