qiē, qiè

to cut; to slice; to carve; (math) tangential

Radical: 刀 HSK 4 v, d, g pictophonetic

Components & Etymology

切 decomposes into the following components:

Semantic component: ; phonetic component: .

Words containing 切

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 切.

一切
yī qiè
亲切
qīn qiè
余切
yú qiē
关切
guān qiè
内切
nèi qiē
冷切
lěng qiè
凄切
qī qiè
切中
qiè zhòng
切入
qiē rù
切刀
qiē dāo
切切
qiè qiè
切削
qiē xiāo

Related characters (radical 刀)

Characters that share the radical .

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