砍 Strokes Write it Listen 砍 kǎn to chop; to cut down; to throw sth at sb HSK 7–9 9 strokes Radical 石 Sound + meaning 1 word Built from石meaningshístone, rock, mineral欠soundqiànto lack, to owe; to breathe, to yawn How it works石 hints at the meaning (stone), and 欠 qiàn hints at the sound.