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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 斧

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
斧 fǔ - hatchet

List Ranking for: 斧

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2025) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - 13,186 14,694 22,514

Character Breakdown:

Decomposition:

⿱ 父 斤

Radical:

斤

Type:

Pictophonetic

Phonetic:

父

Semantic:

斤

Hint:

Axe

Other Words Containing 斧

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2025) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
斧头 - - 9,767 24,878 29,014
斧子 - 7 11,599 48,161 44,755
斧 - - 13,186 14,694 22,514
鬼斧神工 - - 40,539 49,840 32,013
大刀阔斧 - - 43,565 34,056 48,644
板斧 - - 45,289 54,781 65,390
班门弄斧 - - 51,317 73,584 57,734
刀斧手 - - 87,081 - -