伐
fá
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to cut down, to fell
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
伐 shows a person 亻 with a dagger-axe 戈. It first meant 'to slash a neck with a weapon', then grew to 'to cut down', 'to send troops against an enemy', and 'to attack'.
Drawn as: person; dagger-axe
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