Chinese symbol for “hew”
砍伐
kǎn fá
to hew; to cut down
The closest CC-CEDICT match for hew is 砍伐 (kǎn fá), defined as: to hew; to cut down.
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “hew”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 砍伐.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 砍头 (砍頭) | kǎn tóu | to decapitate; to behead |
| 砍杀 (砍殺) | kǎn shā | to attack with a bladed weapon |
| 砍死 | kǎn sǐ | to hack to death; to kill with an ax |
| 砍伤 (砍傷) | kǎn shāng | to wound with a blade or hatchet; to slash |
| 砍刀 | kǎn dāo | machete |
| 步伐 | bù fá | pace; (measured) step |
| 讨伐 (討伐) | tǎo fá | to suppress by armed force; to send a punitive expedition against |
| 伐木 | fá mù | to fell trees (for timber) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “hew”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.
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