| 钺 | |||
| broad-axe, a battle axe, halberd | |||
| Radical | 金釒钅金 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Strokes (without radical) | 5 | Total Strokes | 10 |
| Mandarin reading | yuè huì | Cantonese reading | jyut6 |
| Japanese on reading | Japanese kun reading | ||
| Korean reading | Vietnamese reading | ||
| Traditional Variant(s) | 鉞 | broad-axe, a battle axe, halberd | |
| 钺 | [ yuè ] battle-ax |
| ⇒ 不避斧钺 | [ bù bì fǔ yuè ] not trying to avoid the battle-ax (idiom), not afraid of dying in combat, not afraid of being executed |
| ⇒ 刀锯斧钺 | [ daō jù fǔ yuè ] knife, saw, ax and hatchet (idiom); facing torture and execution |
| ⇒ 斧钺之诛 | [ fǔ yuè zhī zhū ] to die by battle-ax (idiom); to be executed |
| ⇒ 斧钺汤镬 | [ fǔ yuè tāng huò ] battle-ax and boiling cauldron (idiom); facing torture and execution |
| ⇒ 白旄黄钺 | [ baí maó huáng yuè ] white banner and yellow battle-ax (idiom); refers to military expedition |