axe

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components
斤 meaning component

  Meaning component

jīn

  

axe

父 sound component

  Sound component

  

father

Evolution

斧 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)
斧 Bronze script Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)

Bronze script

Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
斧 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
斧 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
斧 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

axe, hatchet; chop, hew; hatchet

Most common words with 斧
Freq.
Word
Meaning

hatchet

斧头

ax

斧子

axe

大刀阔斧

bold and decisive

鬼斧神工

uncanny workmanship