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TSUMUGU · B2 · 字
砍 character · B2
砍 ＝ 石 ＋ 欠
ㄎㄢˇ · kǎn
verb — to chop, hack, cut down

字源 FORM — what the parts do

石義stone — the first blades were stone edges
欠形a person leaning open-mouthed — the right side, rendered bare
A stone (石) edge brought down hard — to chop, to hack. The right side is 欠, a person leaning open-mouthed. Wood, trees, prices — all get 砍: 砍樹、砍伐、砍價.

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

一塊石頭磨成刃，掄起來往樹幹上劈——一下一下，砍。
A stone (石) ground to an edge, swung at the trunk — blow after blow, chopping.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)砍、劈— to chop, hack常用
→砍伐、砍樹— to fell, cut down
⇒砍價— to slash a price
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension
關 · Related
斫zhuóthe synonym written with an axe 斤; 砍 keeps the stone 石 edge