Read Edit View history Discussion 伐 fá HSK7 cut down Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Depicts a weapon (戈) slashing a person's (亻) neck. Based on the original meaning "to behead someone". The meaning later shifted to "to attack" and "cut down". Pinyin Separate values with commas fá × Add Simplified Variants Separate values with commas Add Traditional Variants Separate values with commas Add Variant Of Components Character ◎ Hint Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 伐 Simp strokes 伐 Trad strokes Character ◎ Hint Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 伐 Simp strokes 伐 Trad strokes + Add component Stroke Data 伐 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 296, 731 ], [ 314, 716 ], [ 335, 682 ], [ 304, 613 ], [ 270, 551 ], [ 169, 402 ], [ 83, 302 ], [ 55, 279 ] ], [ [ 267, 495 ], [ 278, 436 ], [ 278, 341 ], [ 271, 162 ], [ 258, 49 ], [ 263, -19 ] ], [ [ 397, 434 ], [ 432, 433 ], [ 485, 445 ], [ 703, 541 ], [ 757, 553 ] ], [ [ 460, 775 ], [ 502, 759 ], [ 534, 732 ], [ 560, 566 ], [ 597, 420 ], [ 630, 322 ], [ 674, 223 ], [ 735, 127 ], [ 785, 72 ], [ 818, 46 ], [ 878, 27 ], [ 898, 63 ], [ 934, 195 ] ], [ [ 746, 443 ], [ 761, 394 ], [ 651, 275 ], [ 517, 186 ], [ 410, 143 ] ], [ [ 682, 744 ], [ 769, 699 ], [ 803, 659 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 268 502 Q 382 676 383 682 Q 382 686 381 689 Q 377 704 345 727 Q 317 746 296 746 Q 277 745 285 721 Q 300 687 288 659 Q 251 565 192 476 Q 137 391 59 297 Q 49 287 46 279 Q 42 267 57 270 Q 90 277 192 399 L 237 458 L 268 502 Z", "M 237 458 Q 265 394 246 196 Q 237 139 223 79 Q 210 33 245 -19 Q 246 -23 251 -27 Q 270 -45 283 -15 Q 299 28 298 78 Q 298 358 307 421 Q 316 451 304 462 Q 279 492 268 502 C 247 523 227 486 237 458 Z", "M 612 471 Q 660 492 713 512 Q 762 534 768 542 Q 775 552 770 560 Q 760 572 728 573 Q 694 574 665 556 Q 632 538 599 520 L 549 496 Q 482 468 403 446 Q 366 433 397 420 Q 445 401 502 427 Q 530 439 561 451 L 612 471 Z", "M 639 236 Q 709 77 824 -5 Q 893 -57 925 -54 Q 947 -48 938 -17 Q 934 32 939 172 Q 940 197 931 199 Q 928 199 880 107 Q 861 70 834 80 Q 824 86 812 94 Q 731 164 681 270 L 661 317 Q 631 398 612 471 L 599 520 Q 572 643 577 721 Q 587 770 520 789 Q 477 804 455 793 Q 433 783 446 761 Q 504 718 508 678 Q 527 578 549 496 L 561 451 Q 586 358 620 279 L 639 236 Z", "M 620 279 Q 515 206 488 191 Q 452 179 401 148 Q 388 135 404 135 Q 431 131 473 147 Q 566 184 639 236 L 681 270 Q 700 295 801 374 Q 816 384 806 403 Q 770 454 748 456 Q 735 457 733 442 Q 721 384 661 317 L 620 279 Z", "M 708 702 Q 739 680 773 651 Q 789 638 805 641 Q 817 642 821 656 Q 824 672 813 703 Q 798 736 699 752 Q 683 755 676 751 Q 672 747 673 733 Q 677 723 708 702 Z" ] } 6 strokes 伐 Stroke Data (Trad) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 296, 731 ], [ 314, 716 ], [ 335, 682 ], [ 304, 613 ], [ 270, 551 ], [ 169, 402 ], [ 83, 302 ], [ 55, 279 ] ], [ [ 267, 495 ], [ 278, 436 ], [ 278, 341 ], [ 271, 162 ], [ 258, 49 ], [ 263, -19 ] ], [ [ 397, 434 ], [ 432, 433 ], [ 485, 445 ], [ 703, 541 ], [ 757, 553 ] ], [ [ 460, 775 ], [ 502, 759 ], [ 534, 732 ], [ 560, 566 ], [ 597, 420 ], [ 630, 322 ], [ 674, 223 ], [ 735, 127 ], [ 785, 72 ], [ 818, 46 ], [ 878, 27 ], [ 898, 63 ], [ 934, 195 ] ], [ [ 746, 443 ], [ 761, 394 ], [ 651, 275 ], [ 517, 186 ], [ 410, 143 ] ], [ [ 682, 744 ], [ 769, 699 ], [ 803, 659 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 268 502 Q 382 676 383 682 Q 382 686 381 689 Q 377 704 345 727 Q 317 746 296 746 Q 277 745 285 721 Q 300 687 288 659 Q 251 565 192 476 Q 137 391 59 297 Q 49 287 46 279 Q 42 267 57 270 Q 90 277 192 399 L 237 458 L 268 502 Z", "M 237 458 Q 265 394 246 196 Q 237 139 223 79 Q 210 33 245 -19 Q 246 -23 251 -27 Q 270 -45 283 -15 Q 299 28 298 78 Q 298 358 307 421 Q 316 451 304 462 Q 279 492 268 502 C 247 523 227 486 237 458 Z", "M 612 471 Q 660 492 713 512 Q 762 534 768 542 Q 775 552 770 560 Q 760 572 728 573 Q 694 574 665 556 Q 632 538 599 520 L 549 496 Q 482 468 403 446 Q 366 433 397 420 Q 445 401 502 427 Q 530 439 561 451 L 612 471 Z", "M 639 236 Q 709 77 824 -5 Q 893 -57 925 -54 Q 947 -48 938 -17 Q 934 32 939 172 Q 940 197 931 199 Q 928 199 880 107 Q 861 70 834 80 Q 824 86 812 94 Q 731 164 681 270 L 661 317 Q 631 398 612 471 L 599 520 Q 572 643 577 721 Q 587 770 520 789 Q 477 804 455 793 Q 433 783 446 761 Q 504 718 508 678 Q 527 578 549 496 L 561 451 Q 586 358 620 279 L 639 236 Z", "M 620 279 Q 515 206 488 191 Q 452 179 401 148 Q 388 135 404 135 Q 431 131 473 147 Q 566 184 639 236 L 681 270 Q 700 295 801 374 Q 816 384 806 403 Q 770 454 748 456 Q 735 457 733 442 Q 721 384 661 317 L 620 279 Z", "M 708 702 Q 739 680 773 651 Q 789 638 805 641 Q 817 642 821 656 Q 824 672 813 703 Q 798 736 699 752 Q 683 755 676 751 Q 672 747 673 733 Q 677 723 708 702 Z" ] } 6 strokes Historical Pronunciations Source baxter-sagartzhengzhangtang Middle Chinese Old Chinese Gloss + Add historical pronunciation Sources × Quick add: 漢語多功能字庫季旭昇《說文新證》李学勤《字源》zi.toolsChinese Text Project許進雄《簡明中國文字學》 + Add source Verified Edit Comment (required) Submit Edit Note: The form works without JavaScript but the tag/list editors are simplified.