切

qiè
#337 most
frequent character
definitely, absolutely (not)

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

切 shows a knife 刀 and something already cut 七; together they give 'cutting with a knife'. 七 qī also matches the start of the sound. Read qiē, it also means 'to slice'; read qiè, it grew to 'near' and then 'exact'.

Drawn as: something severed; a knife

切 as a component in other characters

sound4 characters
彻窃砌沏

Ask DeepSeek

Your word lists

Sign in to add this word to your private lists.