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chop

HSK 10
zhuó
シャク
き.る
Components
stone+ catty =
chop
Phonetic component
shí stone
stone, rock, mineral
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Meaning component
jīn catty
a catty (approximately 500 g)
axe
Notes
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Seal Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Seal
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Regular
Modern
Chinese
[zhuó]
to chop; to hack; to carve wood
Example Sentences