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砍 - kǎn

hack, chop, cut, fell

hack, chop, cut, fell

How to read 砍

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

Hanzi
Traditional
Pinyinkǎn
Englishhack, chop, cut, fell
Radical hint

Short sentences you can say today

砍伐 is a common expression. I can make a sentence with 砍伤. Please read 砍价 one more time.

Common words with this character

to hew; to cut down
to wound with a blade or hatchet; to slash; to gash
to bargain; to cut or beat down a price
machete

Mistake warning

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

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 砍.