切(qiè)

HSK 34 strokes
Readingsqièqiē

to cut

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Character information

Pinyin
qiè / qiē
Meaning
to cut; to slice; to carve; (math) tangential
Strokes
4
HSK level
HSK 3
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 切 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰七刀

In this compound, the meaning comes from 刀 (knife); 七 supplies the sound.

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

Made of

七qī刀dāo

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 切 step by step

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

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Words with 切

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

yī一qiè切
HSK 3

everything; every; all

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qiè切shí实
HSK 6

feasible

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qiē切gē割
HSK 7-9

to cut

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qiē切duàn断
HSK 7-9

to cut off; to sever

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nèi内qiè切

(math.) to inscribe; internally tangent

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lěng冷qiè切

cold cuts

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yī一dāo刀qiè切

lit. to cut all at one stroke (idiom); to impose uniformity

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bù不qiè切shí实jì际

unrealistic

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From 切’s common words

一实割断内冷刀不

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