Radical: 亻 ideographic

Components & Etymology

伐 decomposes into the following components:

Words containing 伐

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 伐.

伐木
fá mù
to cut wood
伐柯
fá kē
(cf Book of Songs) How to fashion an ax handle? You need an ax
北伐
běi fá
the Northern Expedition, the Nationalists' campaign of 1926-1927 under Chiang Kaishek against the Northern Warlords
吊伐
diào fá
征伐
zhēng fá
to go on or send a punitive expedition
攻伐
gōng fá
to attack
步伐
bù fá
pace
滥伐
làn fá
to denude
盗伐
dào fá
to unlawfully fell trees
砍伐
kǎn fá
to hew
禁伐
jìn fá
a ban on logging
讨伐
tǎo fá
to suppress by armed force

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