How to Write 伐 (fa / fá) in Chinese — to cut down

伐

fá

to cut down; to fell; to dispatch an expedition against

1Stroke Order Animation

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2Readings & Meanings

fáto cut down; to fell; to dispatch an expedition against

4Common Words with 伐

伐木fá mù

to cut wood; tree-felling; lumbering

伐木场fá mù chǎng

a logging area

伐木工人fá mù gōng rén

lumberjack; tree cutter

伐柯fá kē

(cf Book of Songs) How to fashion an ax handle? You need an ax; fig. to follow a principle; fig. to act as matchmaker

假道伐虢jiǎ dào fá Guó

to obtain safe passage to conquer the State of Guo; to borrow the resources of an ally to attack a common enemy (idiom)

北伐Běi fá

the Northern Expedition, the Nationalists' campaign of 1926-1928 under Chiang Kai-shek, against the rule of local warlords

Other Characters Pronounced “fa”

发

fāHSK 2

to send out; to issue

law; statute (in 法律)

short of

to punish

to remove evil

Japanese variant of 发

to turn the soil

denseness of grass-foliage

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伐

fá

to cut down; to fell; to dispatch an expedition against

Common Words

fá mù

伐木

to cut wood; tree-felling; lumbering

fá mù chǎng

伐木场

a logging area

fá mù gōng rén

伐木工人

lumberjack; tree cutter

fá kē

伐柯

(cf Book of Songs) How to fashion an ax handle? You need an ax; fig. to follow a principle; fig. to act as matchmaker

jiǎ dào fá Guó

假道伐虢

to obtain safe passage to conquer the State of Guo; to borrow the resources of an ally to attack a common enemy (idiom)

Běi fá

北伐

the Northern Expedition, the Nationalists' campaign of 1926-1928 under Chiang Kai-shek, against the rule of local warlords

Tracing Practice

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