伐 (fat6 | fa2) : to cut down; to attack; to boast

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伐

fat6

fa2

[1] [v] cut down; chop; fell [2] [v] attack; strike [3] [v] boast; brag

Stroke count: 6

Level: 3

Radical: 亻 (#9)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

伐

Don't confuse with:
代

This word has been viewed 3729 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 15th Jul 2009 15:07

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步伐 bou6 fat6 bu4 fa2 = pace; step; march

征伐 zing1 fat6 zheng1 fa2 = a punitive expedition

斯洛伐克 si1 lok6 fat6 hak1 si1 luo4 fa2 ke4 = Slovakia

北伐軍 bak1 fat6 gwan1 bei3 fa2 jun1 = the Northern Expeditionary Army

捷克斯洛伐克 zit6 hak1 si1 lok6 fat6 hak1 jie2 ke4 si1 luo4 fa2 ke4 = Czechoslovakia

巴伐洛堤 baa1 fat6 lok3 tai4 ba1 fa2 luo4 ti2 = (Luciano) Pavarotti

撻伐 taat3 fat6 ta4 fa2 = dispatch troops to supress; to launch a punitive expedition against

口誅筆伐 hau2 zyu1 bat1 fat6 kou3 zhu1 bi3 fa2 = condemn verbally and in writing

討伐 tou2 fat6 tao3 fa2 = dispatch troops to attack or suppress

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Decimal representation of this word: 伐
Unicode code for this character: U+4f10 (off-site link)

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