绝
絕jué
#562 most
frequent character
cut off, exhausted, desperate
adjective
adverb
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
绝 pictures 纟 silk threads with a knife cutting them apart. That gave the first sense “cut silk threads in two”. It grew to cut off or sever, then use up or exhaust, and finally absolute or extremely. The old sound part 㔾 is now hidden in 色.
Drawn as: silk threads; knife cutting silk
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Example Sentences
这本书绝对很好看。
zhè běn shū juéduì hěnhǎo kàn 。
This book is absolutely good to read.
他在比赛中表现得非常绝。
tāzài bǐsài zhōng biǎoxiàn dé fēicháng jué 。
He performed extremely well in the competition.
这是一个绝无仅有的机会。
zhè shì yígè jué wú jǐn yǒu de jīhuì 。
This is a unique opportunity.
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