| Chinese Text Project | |
| Simplified Chinese version |
| 鉞 U+925E |  Seal script | 戉 Semantic variant | 鐬 Semantic variant | 钺 Simplified character | 𨬓 Semantic variant |
| Radical: | 金+ 5 strokes = 13 strokes total. |
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| References: | Guangyun: p.478#4 Kangxi: p.1302#02 Cihai: p.1375r3c01 GSR: 303.d Hanyu: v6,p4184#09 |
| Composition: | Left: 釒, right: 钺. |
| Mandarin: | yuè huì ㄩㄝˋ ㄏㄨㄟˋ |
| Cantonese: | jyut6 |
| Tang reconstruction: | hiuæt |
| Shuowen: | 《金部》钺：车銮声也。从金钺声。《诗》曰：“銮声钺钺。” |
| Guangyun: | 《广韵·入声·月·越》钺：《说文》曰：大斧也，司马法曰夏执𤣥戊殷执白戚周左杖黄戊又作钺。 《广韵·入声·月·越》钺：上同。 |
| Kangxi: | 《康熙字典·金部·五》钺：《广韵》《集韵》《韵会》𠀤王伐切，音越。《广雅》钺，斧也。《书·牧誓》王左杖黄钺。《左传·昭十五年》鏚钺秬鬯。《疏》钺大而斧小。《太公·六韬》大柯斧重八斤。一名天钺。《释名》钺，豁也。所向莫敢当前，豁然破散也。又星名。《史记·天官书》东井爲水事，其西曲星曰钺。《说文》本作钺。大斧，钺车銮声，呼会切，引《诗》：銮声钺钺。《徐铉曰》俗作鐬。以钺作斧钺之钺。非是。《正字通》按徐说迂曲难通。《说文》䋐越狘皆从钺声，钺从钺，读若诲，别训銮声，自相矛盾。徐渭俗作鐬非，不知从钺无嘒声，尤非。古作钺。司马法，从钺。诗书周礼史传，𠀤从钺。钺当卽钺之重文也。 |
| Fanqie: | 王伐 (《广韵·入声·月·越》) |
| Unihan definition: | broad-axe, a battle axe, halberd |
Example usage
| 《礼记·王制》: | 诸侯，赐弓矢然后征，赐鈇钺然后杀，赐圭瓒然后为鬯。 |
| When the bow and arrows were conferred on a prince, he could proceed to execute the royal justice. When the hatchet and battle-axe were conferred, he could proceed to inflict death. When a large libation-cup was conferred, he could make the spirits from the black millet for himself. | |
| 《墨子·鲁问》: | 孟山誉王子闾曰：“昔白公之祸，执王子闾斧钺钩要，直兵当心，谓之曰：‘为王则生，不为王则死。’” |
| Meng Shan praised Prince Ze Lu, saying: "Formerly, in the uprising of Bo Gong, Prince Ze Lu was held captive. With axes around his waist and spears pointing at his heart, Bo Gong told him to be Lord and live or refuse and die." | |
| 《庄子·胠箧》: | 故逐于大盗，揭诸侯，窃仁义并斗斛、权衡、符玺之利者，虽有轩冕之赏弗能劝，斧钺之威弗能禁。 |
| Thus they hasten to become great robbers, carry off princedoms, and steal benevolence and righteousness, with all the gains springing from the use of pecks and bushels, weights and steelyards, tallies and seals: even the rewards of carriages and coronets have no power to influence (to a different course), and the terrors of the axe have no power to restrain in such cases. | |
| 《史记·殷本纪》: | 汤乃兴师率诸侯，伊尹从汤，汤自把钺以伐昆吾，遂伐桀。 |
| So Tang, levying an army, put himself at the head of the princes. Yiyin followed Tang, who, grasping a halberd, marched against Kunwu, and then attacked Jie. | |
| 《诗经·长发》: | 武王载旆、有虔秉钺。 |
| The martial king displayed his banner, And with reverence grasped his axe. | |
| 《尚书·牧誓》: | 王左杖黄钺，右秉白旄以麾，曰：“逖矣，西土之人！” |
| In his left hand he carried a battle-axe yellow with gold, and in his right he held a white ensign, which he waved, saying, 'Far are ye come, ye men of the western regions!' | |
| 《荀子·乐论》: | 军旅鈇钺者，先王之所以饰怒也。 |
| 《说苑·辨物》: | 虢公梦在庙，有神－－人面白毛，虎爪执钺，立在西阿。 |
| 《春秋繁露·爵国》: | 公侯贤者为州方伯，锡斧钺，置虎贲百人。 |
| 《韩诗外传·卷三》: | 《诗》曰：‘武王载旆，有虔秉钺。’ |
| 《大戴礼记·虞戴德》: | 虽可而弗由，此以上知所以行斧钺也。 |
| 《白虎通德论·礼乐》: | 军旅鈇钺，所以饰怒也。 |
| 《新序·义勇》: | 曰：“义死不避斧钺之罪，义穷不受轩冕之服。” |
| 《中论·夭寿》: | 愚惑之民威以斧钺之戮，惩以刀墨之刑，迁之他邑，而流于裔土，犹或不悛，况以言乎？ |
| 《潜夫论·三式》: | 其怀奸藏恶别无状者，图鈇鑕钺之决。 |
| 《论衡·感虚》: | 于是武王左操黄钺，右执白旄，瞋目而麾之曰：‘余在，天下谁敢害吾意者！’ |
| 《太玄经·断》: | 次六，决不决，尔仇不阔，乃后有钺。 |
| 《孔丛子·广器》: | 鏚钺，斧也。 |
| 《忠经·武备章》: | 威其鈇钺，使之惧罪。 |
| 《独断·卷下》: | 后有金钲黄钺黄门鼓车。 |
| 《蔡中郎集·独断》: | 后有金钲黄钺黄门鼓车。 |
| 《鶡冠子·天则》: | 中参成位，四气为政，前张后极，左角右钺，九文循理，以省官众，小大毕举。 |
| 《管子·版法解》: | 曰：“号令也、斧钺也、禄赏也。” |
| 《六韬·立将》: | 乃命太史卜，斋三日，之太庙，钻灵龟，卜吉日，以授斧钺。 |
| 《尉缭子·武议》: | 武王伐纣，师渡盟津，右旄左钺，死士三百，战士三万。 |
| 《淮南子·齐俗训》: | 昔武王执戈秉钺以伐纣胜殷，搢笏杖殳以临朝。 |
| 《吕氏春秋·不苟》: | 武王左释白羽，右释黄钺，勉而自为系 |
| 《春秋左传》: | 晋侯之弟扬干，乱行于曲梁，魏绛戮其仆，晋侯怒谓羊舌赤曰，合诸侯以为荣也，扬干为戮，何辱如之，必杀魏绛，无失也，对曰，绛无贰志，事君不辟难，有罪不逃刑，其将来辞，何辱命焉，言终，魏绛至，授仆人书，将伏剑，士鲂，张老，止之，公读其书曰，日君乏使，使臣斯司马，臣闻师众以顺为武，军事有死无犯为敬，君合诸侯，臣敢不敬，君师不武，执事不敬，罪莫大焉，臣惧其死，以及扬干，无所逃罪，不能致训，至于用钺，臣之罪重，敢有不从，以怒君心，请归死于司寇，公跣而出，曰，寡人之言，亲爱也，吾子之讨，军礼也，寡人有弟，弗能教训，使干大命，寡人之过也，子无重寡人之过，敢以为请，晋侯以魏绛为能，以刑佐民矣，反役，与之礼食，使佐新军，张老为中军司马，士富为候奄。 |
| 《逸周书·克殷解》: | 先入，适王所，乃克射之三发，而后下车，面击之以轻吕，斩之以黄钺，折县诸大白，乃适二女之所既缢，王又射之三发，乃右击之以轻吕，斩之以玄钺，县诸小白，乃出场于厥军。 |
| 《国语·吴语》: | 王亲秉钺，载白旗以中陈而立。 |
| 《战国策》: | 今臣之胸不足以当椹质，要不足以待斧钺，岂敢以疑事尚语于王乎 |
| 《盐铁论·繇役》: | 武王之伐殷也，执黄钺，誓牧之野，天下之士莫不愿为之用。 |
| 《列女传·楚老莱妻》: | 可授以官禄者，可随以鈇钺。 |
| 《汉书·叙传下》: | 贰师秉钺，身衅胡社。 |
| 《前汉纪》: | 仗斧钺。 |
| 《东观汉记·吴汉》: | 吴汉起乡亭，由逆旅假阶韩鸿，发厕彭宠，然后遇乎圣王，把旄杖钺，佐平诸夏，东征海嵎，北临塞漠，西逾陇山，南平巴、蜀，遂斩公孙述、延岑、刘永、董宪之首，斯其跨制州域，窃号帝王，章章可数者。 |
| 《后汉书·天文中》: | 五年三月丙申，镇星犯东井钺星。 |
| 《周礼·夏官司马》: | 若师有功，则左执律、右秉钺以先，恺乐献于社。 |
| 《焦氏易林·大过之》: | 讼：秉钺执殳，挑战先驱。 |
| 《说文解字·金部》: | 钺：车銮声也。 |
| 《世说新语·方正》: | 亮遣间谍觇之，还曰：“有一老夫，毅然仗黄钺，当军门立，军不得出。” |
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