Rank 1752IntermediateHanziDB frequency list + CC-CEDICT

伐 - fá

cut down, subjugate, attack

cut down, subjugate, attack

How to read 伐

Click 伐 to hear Mandarin pronunciation. Use the example words before memorizing it in isolation.

Hanzi
Traditional
Pinyin
Englishcut down, subjugate, attack
Radical hint

Short sentences you can say today

伐木 is a common expression. I can make a sentence with 伐柯. Please read 北伐 one more time.

Common words with this character

to cut wood; tree-felling; lumbering
How to fashion an ax handle? You need an ax; fig. to follow a principle; fig. to act as matchmaker
the Northern Expedition, the Nationalists' campaign of 1926-1928 under Chiang Kai-shek, against the rule of local warlords
to console the people by punishing the tyrants

Mistake warning

Do not memorize 伐 only as an isolated symbol. Read it inside words like 伐木 and 伐柯 first, then come back to the single-character pronunciation.

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 伐.