Axe in Chinese (Mandarin): 斧头 (fǔtou)

斧头
fǔtou
axe
- Simplified
- 斧头
- Traditional
- 斧頭
- Pinyin
- fǔtou
- Typed as
- futou
Use it in a sentence
用斧头劈柴。
用斧頭劈柴。
Use an axe to chop wood.
The characters in 斧头
斧
Axe. 斤, an old drawing of an axe, is at the bottom.
8 strokes
头 / 頭
Head; here a word ending, said short and light.
5 strokes
Say 头 short and light: fǔ-tou. 斤 began as a drawing of an axe and is in 新 (new): fresh-cut wood.
More examples with 斧头
斧头很锋利。
斧頭很鋒利。
Fǔtou hěn fēnglì.
The axe is sharp.
伐木工人拿着斧头。
伐木工人拿著斧頭。
Fámù gōngrén názhe fǔtou.
The lumberjack holds an axe.
How to write 斧头 in Chinese
Each box adds one stroke, in red. Write them in this order.
斧 8 strokes
头 5 strokes
In Traditional characters:
頭 16 strokes
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