Taxonomy of meanings for 斧:　　

  • 斧 fǔ (OC: paʔ MC: pio) 方矩切 上 廣韻：【斧鉞周書曰神農作陶冶斤斧 】
    • AXE
      • naxe with blade in the same direction as the handle (regarded as an aggressive weapon 假仇人斧)
      • nabfigurativea tool dangerous for something, a tool designed to damage something
      • nadVinstrumentwith an axe
      • vibe exposed to the axe
    • WEAPON
      • CUT
        • IMPROVE
          • =黼ORNAMENT
            • VOLUME MEASURES
              • ncpost-V{NUM}.post-Nclassifiersixty-four bushels

            Additional information about 斧

            說文解字: 【斧】，斫也。从斤、父聲。 【方矩切】

              Criteria
            • AXE

              [CEREMONIAL/PRACTICAL]

              [[COMMON/RARE]]

              [LARGE/SMALL]

              [ELEVATED/INFORMAL]

              1. The most current word for an axe is perhaps fǔ 斧, but the word refers specifically to an axe as in the illustration, used to split things with.

              [SPECIFIC]; [COMMON+]

              2. Jīn 斤 refers to an axe where the blade is at a right angle to the shaft, as in the illustration, and this axe would seem to be of use only for cutting down branches or small trees or bushes.

              [SPECIFIC]; [[COMMON+]

              3. Yuè 鉞 refers to a battle axe which came to be mostly used for ritual execution or ceremonial purposes.

              [CEREMONIAL], [ELEVATED], [LARGE], [SPECIFIC]

              4. Qī 戚 is a somewhat smaller variety of the yuè 鉞.

              [CEREMONIAL], [ELEVATED], [SPECIFIC]

              5. Qiāng 斨 refers to a fǔ 斧 -style axe with a square hole for the handle.

              [SPECIFIC]

              6. Zhǔ 欘 adze, refers to a carpenter 掇 or cooper 掇 tool, like an axe with the blade set at right angles to the handle and curving inwards towards it; used for cutting or slicing away the surface of wood.

              [SPECIFIC]; [[RARE]]

              Word relations
            • Assoc: (AXE)斤/AXE Jīn 斤 refers to an axe where the blade is at a right angle to the shaft, as in the illustration, and this axe would seem to be of use only for cutting down branches or small trees or bushes. [SPECIFIC]; [[COMMON+]
            • Assoc: (AXE)斤/AXE Jīn 斤 refers to an axe where the blade is at a right angle to the shaft, as in the illustration, and this axe would seem to be of use only for cutting down branches or small trees or bushes. [SPECIFIC]; [[COMMON+]
            • Assoc: (AXE)鑕 / 質/CHOPPING BLOCK Zhì 鑕 is a chopping block used for beheading and cutting in the waist.
            • Assoc: (AXE)鉞/AXE Yuè 鉞 refers to a battle axe which came to be mostly used for ritual execution or ceremonial purposes. UNGER 1995: 172 [CEREMONIAL], [ELEVATED], [LARGE], [SPECIFIC]