| 斧 | fǔ | hatchet |
| 斧头 | fǔ tóu | ax; hatchet; CL:柄 |
| 斧子 | fǔ zi | axe; hatchet; CL:把 |
| 大刀阔斧 | dà dāo kuò fǔ | bold and decisive |
| 不避斧钺 | bù bì fǔ yuè | don't avoid the battle-ax (idiom); soldier must face danger bravely |
| 刀斧手 | dāo fǔ shǒu | lictor |
| 刀锯斧钺 | dāo jù fǔ yuè | knife, saw, ax and hatchet (idiom); facing torture and execution |
| 宽斧 | kuān fǔ | broadax; ax with a wide blade |
| 操斧伐柯 | cāo fǔ 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 match-maker |
| 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 |
| 板斧 | bǎn fǔ | broad axe |
| 班门弄斧 | Bān mén nòng fǔ | to display one's slight skill before an expert (idiom) |
| 神工鬼斧 | shén gōng guǐ fǔ | supernaturally fine craft (idiom); the work of the Gods; uncanny workmanship; superlative craftsmanship |
| 镰刀斧头 | lián dāo fǔ tóu | the hammer and sickle (flag of USSR, symbolizing rural and proletarian labor) |
| 鬼斧神工 | guǐ fǔ shén gōng | supernaturally fine craft (idiom); the work of the Gods; uncanny workmanship; superlative craftsmanship |
