劚 Stroke Order

劚 (zhú) 1. Ancient variant of "斸" (to chop). 动 (verb) 1. To chop with tools such as a machete or axe ([En.] chop). - Example: 劚玉如泥 (to describe a blade that is extremely sharp). - Reference: "说文" - "劚, 斫也。从斤，屬声。按，似斤，其首如鉏。" - Reference: "荀子·荣辱" - "So-called using the fox father’s spear to stab a cow's arrow." Note: "It means to stab." - Reference: 谭嗣同's "三鸳鸯篇" - "Lotus can be broken, wood can be chopped, foolish bones are a bundle for a thousand years." 2. To dig ([En.] dig). - Example: 劚田 (to dig up the soil of a field). - Reference: "齐民要术" - "Next year, dig the land to make it fertile, then plant hemp under the locust tree." 名 (noun) A type of farming tool similar to a hoe ([En.] hoe). - Reference: "国语" - "Beautiful gold was used to cast swords and halberds, tested on dogs and horses; while bad gold was used to cast hoes, shovels, axes, and 劚, tested on soil."