kǎn

to chop; to cut down; to throw sth at sb

Radical: 石 HSK 7 v pictophonetic

Components & Etymology

砍 decomposes into the following components:

Semantic component: ; phonetic component: .

Words containing 砍

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 砍.

砍价
kǎn jià
砍伐
kǎn fá
砍伤
kǎn shāng
砍刀
kǎn dāo
砍头
kǎn tóu
砍断
kǎn duàn
砍杀
kǎn shā
砍树
kǎn shù
砍死
kǎn sǐ
砍大山
kǎn dà shān
滥砍滥伐
làn kǎn làn fá
砍头不过风吹帽
kǎn tóu bù guò fēng chuī mào

Related characters (radical 石)

Characters that share the radical .

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