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斧 is a phono-semantic compound: the lower half is the radical 斤, meaning 'axe' or 'chopping tool', which determines the character's semantic category; the upper half is 父 ('father'), used solely as a phonetic indicator to guide pronunciation. The character denotes a heavy, hand-held tool with a sharp blade mounted on a wooden handle, employed for chopping wood, felling trees, and also serving as a close-combat weapon in historical warfare. The literal sense of a chopping implement has remained the dominant, almost exclusive meaning throughout the character's entire history.
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他拿起了一把斧头。
樵夫用斧子砍柴。
这把斧头非常锋利。
爷爷用斧子劈开了木桩。
工具棚里有一把旧斧头。
考古学家发现了一把古代石斧。
这把青铜斧是重要的历史文物。
消防斧通常放在紧急出口旁边。
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