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zhǎn = zh + an3
to behead (as form of capital punishment) / to chop
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斬 character breakdown

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chē = ch + e1
car / vehicle / CL:輛|辆[liang4] / machine / to shape with a lathe / Kangxi radical 159
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= ju + Ø1
war chariot (archaic) / rook (in Chinese chess) / rook (in chess)
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jīn = ji + (e)n1
catty / (PRC) weight equal to 500 g / (Tw) weight equal to 600 g / (HK, Malaysia, Singapore) slightly over 604 g
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Characters with 斬 as component

zàn = z + an4
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jiān = ji + an1
jiàn = ji + an4
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Words with 斬

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

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