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The traditional character 斬 is a phono-semantic compound, combining the cart radical 車 (chē) on the left with the axe radical 斤 (jīn) on the right. Its simplified form 斩 retains the axe radical while updating the left component to the simplified cart character 车. The imagery of a heavy axe striking a cart or a person bound to one evokes the act of execution by chopping. Consequently, the core meaning is to cut, sever, or chop with a heavy blade. This sense is most commonly applied to the judicial act of beheading, severe physical cutting, or the decisive severing of abstract ties, connections, or negative circumstances.
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他用刀斩断树枝。
勇士斩杀了凶恶的敌人。
这位选手斩获了三枚奖牌。
厨师斩鸡骨的动作很熟练。
战争斩断了两国间的贸易。
他的新发明斩获了巨额投资。
激光能够斩断坚硬的合金材料。
政府决心斩断腐败的利益链条。