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CHINESE CHARACTER
- Numbered pinyin
- qie4
- English meanings
- cut, slice
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BUILDING BLOCKS
Structure & components
Left–right structure
Left–right arrangement: left 七; right 刀.
Meaning & sound clues
刀 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “knife”.
七 is identified as the sound component (qī). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 切.
This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.
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Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.
conj.:
timid; shy
satisfied; pleased
steal; secretly
eggplant
carve; persist
Example sentences
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Related words
Explore words connected to this character.
- 一切
- 亲切
- 切割
- 切实
- 切断
- 切身
- 切除
- 密切
- 深切
- 确切
- 贴切
- 迫切