斩 (zhǎn) is a Chinese word meaning “to behead (as form of capital punishment); to chop”.
Meanings
- 1to behead (as form of capital punishment)
- 2to chop
- Part of speech
- verb
Related words
斩首to behead; to decapitate斩草除根to cut weeds and eliminate the roots (idiom); to destroy root and branch斩断to cut off过关斩将to surmount all difficulties (on the way to success) (idiom) (abbr. for 過五關斬六將|过五关斩六将[guo4 wu3 guan1 zhan3 liu4 jiang4])披荆斩棘lit. to cut one's way through thistles and thorns (idiom)斩钉截铁lit. to chop the nail and slice the iron (idiom)先斩后奏lit. execute sb first, then report to the emperor (idiom)过五关斩六将lit. to cross five passes and slay six generals (idiom)白斩鸡Cantonese poached chicken, known as "white cut chicken"两国相争，不斩来使when two kingdoms are at war, they don't execute envoys (idiom)快刀斩乱麻lit. quick sword cuts through tangled hemp (idiom); decisive action in a complex situation斩杀to behead