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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 砍

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
砍 kǎn - to chop
- to cut down
- to throw sth at sb

List Ranking for: 砍

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
5 6 2,204 4,642 5,155

Character Breakdown:

Decomposition:

⿰ 石 欠

Radical:

石

Type:

Pictophonetic

Phonetic:

欠

Semantic:

石

Hint:

Stone

Other Words Containing 砍

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
砍 5 6 2,204 4,642 5,155
砍刀 - - 16,599 25,740 34,792
砍价 - - 30,955 34,027 21,527
砍伐 - 7 34,111 23,521 53,011