斸 (zhǔ) - to cut & to chop

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zhǔ ｜ 25 strokes ｜ radical:

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斸 · zhǔ

to cut;

to chop;

to dig;

an ancient tool for digging or chopping, similar to an axe or hoe.

to cutto chopto dig

Usage highlights

chopping wooddigging earthancient chopping toollabor of choppingto cut with force

Synonyms

  • 砍— to chop; to cut
  • 劈— to split; to chop
  • 掘— to dig

Antonyms

  • 植— to plant (opposite of digging or cutting)
  • 建— to build (opposite of destroying through chopping)

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • He used an axe to chop wood (斸木).
  • Ancient farmers dug the soil with tools (斸地).
  • The character appears in classical texts describing labor (斸斫).

Collocations

  • chopping wood(斸木)
  • digging earth(斸地)
  • ancient chopping tool(斸斧)
  • labor of chopping(斸斫)
  • to cut with force(斸断)

Idioms

  • To chop and dig diligently(斸斸不息)
  • The sound of chopping wood(斸木之声)
  • Ancient tools for cultivation(耕斸之器)

Cultural background

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  • Appears in classical Chinese texts describing agricultural or manual labor.
  • Represents ancient tools and methods of cultivation or woodcutting.
  • Rare in modern usage but preserved in historical or literary contexts.

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