斧

fǔ
#2,765 most
frequent character
hatchet

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

斧 has 斤, an axe for cutting wood, as its picture part, and 父 fù as the sound, differing only in tone. It first meant an axe, and later narrowed to 'hatchet'.

Drawn as: axe for cutting wood

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Homophones

府fǔ
seat of government
腐fǔ
decay, rotten
抚fǔ
to comfort, to console, to stroke

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