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Kanji Detail for 伐 - "attack, cut, conquer"
伐
- Meaning
伐 means "attack, cut, conquer."
Attack - To assault an enemy; to strike.
Cut - To fell trees; to chop down.
Conquer - To defeat and subdue.
Merit - Achievement; accomplishment.
Boast - To brag about one's deeds.
- Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
fell; strike; attack; punish
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
cut down, subjugate, attack
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
to cut down; to fell; to dispatch an expedition against; to attack; to boast; Taiwan pr. [fa1]
Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data
cut down, subjugate, attack
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
To attack someone with military force. | To strike. Such as beating a drum is called 伐鼓. | To chop. Such as chopping wood is called 伐木. Using any tool on an object is called 伐. Such as cutting ice is called 伐冰, slaying a dragon is called 伐蛟. | Merit; achievement. 伐閱 is the same as 閥閱. In ancient times, merit had five grades. Making merit known is called 伐. Accumulated days is called 閱. | Boasting about one's achievements is called 伐. (Analects) "Meng Zhifan did not boast." | To attack and kill. Today's military term 步伐 (pace) originates from (Book of Documents).
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