斩馘 zhǎnguó to behead and cut off ears Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 斩 斬 zhǎn to behead to behead; to execute by decapitation, especially as a form of capital punishment in historical contexts馘 guó to cut off left ears (bound form) literary practice of cutting off the left ear of a slain enemy as evidence of success in battle