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IDENTITY

ax

HSK 5Top 1650

CORE MEANING

ax

Part of speech
noun
Register
neutral

Senses

  1. 1.axHSK5

FORM & BREAKDOWN

Radical
ax radical (jīn)
strokes
8
Structure
top-bottom compound
IDS sequence
⿱父斤
    • gives the sound fǔ
    • ax

USAGE

Common words

斧头fǔtouax
斧子fǔziax

Graded examples

  • 樵夫带着斧子进山。Qiáofū dài zhe fǔzi jìn shān.HSK6

    The woodcutter took his ax into the mountains.

RELATIONS

In these chengyu

Lookalike — don’t mix up

LEARNING

Memory aid

Father (父) with the ax (斤) — the tool of the house. (From 斧.)

HSK version
3.0
Frequency rank
#1650
Memory aid
memory-aid

TRUST & SOURCES

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Last reviewed
2026-08-15

Sources

  • CC-CEDICT 2026-01-01

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