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切
qiē
1. to cut
2. to slice
3. tangent (math)
HSK 5 Very Common • Top 1% ✏️ 4 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

切
qiè
to cut, to mince, to slice, to carve; close to; eager
HSK 4 4 丶

Compound Words (20)

切齿
qièchǐ
to gnash one's teeth (in anger)
悲切
bēiqiè
mournful
切韵
Qièyùn
Qieyun, the first Chinese rime dictionary from 601 AD, containing 11,500 single-character entries
切点
qiēdiǎn
contact (math.)
反切
fǎnqiè
traditional system expressing the phonetic value of a Chinese character using two other characters, the first for the initial consonant, the second for the rhyme and tone
急切
jíqiè
eager
HSK 6
切音
qièyīn
to indicate the phonetic value of a word using other words
切要
qièyào
essential
切韵
qièyùn
see [[反切<fǎnqiè>]]
切题
qiètí
to keep to the subject
剪切
jiǎnqiē
to shear
划切
huáqiè
to slice
切达
Qièdá
Cheddar (cheese)
密切
mìqiè
close
HSK 5
切责
qièzé
to blame
切面
qiēmiàn
chapter
切脉
qièmài
to feel sb's pulse
切莫
qièmò
you must not
切糕
qiēgāo
traditional Xinjiang sweet walnut cake
切变
qiēbiàn
shear (physics)

Alternate Entries

切
qiè
definitely / absolutely (not) / (scoffing or dismissive interjection) Yeah, right. / Tut! / to grind / close to / eager / to correspond to / see also [[反切<fǎnqiè>]]
HSK 5

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
4
Character Frequency Rank
336
Word Frequency Rank
944 of 84,292