切
HSK 4freq #1757
Meanings
CC-CEDICT
- 1.definitely; absolutely (not)
- 2.(scoffing or dismissive interjection) Yeah, right.; Tut!
- 3.to grind
- 4.(bound form) close to
- 5.(bound form) eager
- 6.to correspond to
- 7.(used to indicate that the fanqie 反切[fǎn qiè] system should be applied to the previous two characters)
- 1.to cut; to slice; to carve
- 2.(math.) tangential
CC-CEDICT · CC BY-SA
Wiktionary
- 1.to cut; to slice; to carve; to mince with a knife
- 2.to cut off; to disconnect
- 3.tangent
- 4.to switch
- 5.to be close to
- 6.to bite tightly; to clench
- 7.to correspond to; to match
- 8.to feel the pulse
- 9.eager; ardent
- 10.urgent; pressing
- 11.must; by all means
- 12.main point
- 13.used in 一切 (yīqiè, “all; every; everything; anything”)
- 14.An interjection conveying a slight sense of disdain or dissatisfaction.
- 15.to be in time for; in time
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Etymology
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *sn̥ʰiːds, *sn̥ʰiːd): phonetic 七 (OC *sn̥ʰid) + semantic 刀 (“knife”). Related to Proto-Sino-Tibetan *tsik (“joint”); see there for more (STEDT).
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Stroke order
Components
Components from cjk-decomp · MIT
Example sentences
他非常親切。
He is very kind.
將蘋果切丁。
Dice the apple.
把土豆切一下。
Cut the potatoes.
胡萝卜我来切吧。
Let me cut the carrots.
汤姆切到了手指。
Tom cut his finger.
讓我來切胡蘿蔔。
Let me cut the carrots.
Sentences from Tatoeba · CC-BY 2.0 FR
More examples & usage (AI)
Synonyms
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Derived terms
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA