伐

fá

cut down, subjugate, attack

How to write 伐, stroke by stroke

to cut down; to fell; to dispatch an expedition against; to attack; to boast; Taiwan pr. [fa1]

Ideographic: A person 亻 attacked 戈

Made of 亻 + 戈

步伐bù fápace; (measured) step; march
伐木fá mùto cut wood; tree-felling; lumbering
砍伐kǎn fáto hew; to cut down
讨伐tǎo fáto suppress by armed force; to send a punitive expedition against; to crusade against
伐木场fá mù chǎnga logging area
伐柯fá kē(cf Book of Songs) How to fashion an ax handle? You need an ax; fig. to follow a principle; fig. to act as matchmaker
北伐军běi fá jūnthe Northern Expeditionary Army
征伐zhēng fáto go on or send a punitive expedition
采伐cǎi fáto fell; to cut
攻伐gōng fáto attack; to raid; (of medicine) potent
盗伐dào fáto unlawfully fell trees
禁伐jìn fáa ban on logging

我们应该走出什么样的步伐。
wǒ men yīng gāi zǒu chū shén me yàng de bù fá 。
What steps should we take?
我们真的得加紧步伐了。
wǒ men zhēn de dé jiā jǐn bù fá le 。
We've really got to step on it.
他迈着稳健的步伐登上了山丘。
tā mài zhe wěn jiàn de bù fá dēng shàng le shān qiū 。
He was walking up the hill at a steady pace.