Axe Radical (斤) — Characters, Meaning and Practice Worksheet
斤 is the axe radical. It appears in 10 of the most common Chinese characters — these 10 are the ones worth learning first, and the worksheet below gives every one of them a pinyin header, a stroke-by-stroke model and blank Tianzige grids to copy into.
Free · No sign-up · US Letter PDF
What does 斤 mean?
Axe radical · 斤 jīn · 4 strokes · an axe
It usually appears on the right, or on the left. The Origin column below shows what each character's parts do — many take their meaning from the radical, some take their sound from the other half.
Shapes: 斤
10 common characters with 斤
Ranked by how often they appear in real written Chinese. Every character links to its own page with a stroke-order animation and example words.
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 所 | suǒ | [particle preceding a verb to form a nominal structure] | An axe 斤 swung at a door 户 |
| 新 | xīn | new | A freshly chopped 斤 tree 亲 |
| 听 | tīng | listen | Words 口 reaching an ear 斤 |
| 近 | jìn | near | 斤 supplies the sound |
| 断 | duàn | break | Using an axe 斤 to harvest grain 米 |
| 折 | zhé | break, bend, fold; convert to | A hand 扌 wielding an axe 斤 |
| 析 | xī | to separate; to divide; to analyze | Chopping 斤 wood 木; 斤 also provides the pronunciation |
| 欣 | xīn | happy | 斤 supplies the sound |
| 斯 | sī | Slovakia; Slovak; abbr. for 斯洛伐克 | |
| 斥 | chì | to blame; to reprove; to reprimand; to expel; to oust; to reconnoiter… | Someone scolded for cutting themselves 丶 with an axe 斤 |
Related Radicals
- 户Door radical · hù11 common characters · a single door; a household
- 扌Hand radical · shǒu131 common characters · hand
- 攵Tap radical · pū23 common characters · a tap; to strike — often marks an action
- 方Square radical · fāng13 common characters · square; direction
- 日Sun radical · rì46 common characters · sun; day
- 月Moon radical · yuè13 common characters · moon; month; flesh
Create Your Own Chinese Worksheet
The download above is fixed; the generator is not. Turn any character list, sentence or textbook section into a printable worksheet — grid style, paper size and header are yours to pick.