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HSK 7-912 strokes

to cut

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
Meaning
to cut; to cut apart
Strokes
12
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰害刂

In this compound, the meaning comes from (knife); supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write step by step

12 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with

Common words using — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

fēn
HSK 7-9

to cut up; to break up

Open 分割 page →
qiē
HSK 7-9

to cut

Open 切割 page →

to get trampled on (idiom)

Open 任人宰割 page →
jiāo

delivery (commerce)

Open 交割 page →
ài

to part with sth cherished

Open 割爱 page →

to set up an independent regime

Open 割据 page →

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