斮
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Meaning: cut off
💡 Zhuó sounds like 'chop'—imagine a chopping axe.
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Character Story & Explanation
斮 (zhuó) means 'to cut off' or 'chop off', often used in ancient texts for executions or severing limbs. It appears in the Zuo Zhuan and other classics. The character is rare today but carries a brutal, decisive connotation.
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