绝(jué)

HSK 39 strokesTrad. 絕

to cut short

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Character information

Pinyin
jué
Meaning
to cut short; extinct; to disappear; to vanish; absolutely; by no means
Strokes
9
HSK level
HSK 3
Traditional
絕

Origin & structure

Where 绝 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰纟色

In this compound, the meaning comes from 纟 (thread); 色 supplies the sound.

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

Made of

纟sī色sè

Parts are arranged left to right.

Traditional form 絕: To cut 刀 thread 糹; 巴 provides the pronunciation

How to write 绝 step by step

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

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Words with 绝

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

jù拒jué绝
HSK 5

to refuse; to decline; to reject

Open 拒绝 page →
dù杜jué绝
HSK 7-9

to put an end to

Open 杜绝 page →
miè灭jué绝
HSK 7-9

to become extinct; to die out

Open 灭绝 page →
tāo滔tāo滔bù不jué绝
HSK 7-9

(idiom) to produce a torrent of words; to talk on and on

Open 滔滔不绝 page →
bù不jué绝

unending; uninterrupted

Open 不绝 page →
zuò做jué绝

to go to extremes; to leave no room for maneuver

Open 做绝 page →
zhuó卓jué绝

unsurpassed; extreme; extraordinary

Open 卓绝 page →
bù不jué绝rú如lǚ缕

hanging by a thread

Open 不绝如缕 page →

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拒杜灭滔不做卓如

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