zhǎn

to behead (as form of capital punishment); to chop

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2Readings & Meanings

  • zhǎnto behead (as form of capital punishment); to chop

4Common Words with

先斩后奏xiān zhǎn hòu zòu

first decapitate then present your trophy (idiom); act first, report later

披荆斩棘pī jīng zhǎn jí

lit. to cut one's way through thistles and thorns (idiom); fig. to overcome all obstacles on the way; to break through hardships

斩新zhǎn xīn

variant of 崭新[zhǎn xīn]

斩断zhǎn duàn

to cut off; to chop sth in half

斩杀zhǎn shā

to behead

斩眼zhǎn yǎn

to blink (literary)

Other Characters Pronounced “zhan”