伐 fá — attack, cut down · English

伐

fá

attack, cut down

At a glance · 伐

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Evolution of the glyph

Five stages, from a sketch of the real object to regular script — tap a stage, drag the timeline, or play the animation.

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seen
Oracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCE
Seal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCE
Clerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CE
Regular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seenOracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCESeal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCEClerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CERegular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

伐字甲骨文从人从戈，会意为以戈击人，本义为砍伐、攻伐。金文、小篆承之。

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Origins & notes

伐本义为砍杀、征伐，引申为砍伐。

Structure

会意字，从人从戈，描摹以戈加于人之形，表示攻伐。

At a glance

Pinyinfá

Radical亻

Strokes6

UnicodeU+4F10

Character type会意

Theme军事

Six languages, one character

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English attack, cut down Fa is an associative character of a dagger-axe on a person, meaning to attack and fell.

Français attaquer, abattre Fa est un caractère associatif d'une hache sur une personne, signifiant attaquer et abattre.

Español atacar, talar Fa es un carácter asociativo de un hacha sobre una persona, significa atacar y talar.

العربية يهاجم، يقطع فا حرف تركيبي لفأس على شخص، يعني الهجوم والقطع.

Русский нападать, рубить Фа — ассоциативный знак секиры на человеке, означает нападать и рубить.

Common words

讨伐tǎo fácrusade
砍伐kǎn fáfell

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