Stroke order for 切

qiē/
qiè
HSK 3HSK 3 (Write)Most Common

Basic Meaning

v
A very common verb for cutting food and other materials.
to cut; to slice to divide an object into parts with a knife or blade.
用刀把物品分成若干部分。
Words:
切除切割切瓜切菜切肉
Sentences:
  1. ()(ma)(zhèng)(zài)(chú)(fáng)()(qiē)(cài)
    Mom is cutting vegetables in the kitchen.
  2. (qǐng)(bāng)()()(zhè)(ge)(dàn)(gāo)(qiē)(chéng)()(kuài)
    Please help me cut this cake into eight pieces.
v
A technical term in mathematics.
to be tangent to; (in geometry) for a line and a curve, or two curves, to meet at a single point.
几何学上指直线与弧线或两条弧线相接于一点。
Words:
切点
Sentences:
  1. (zhè)(tiáo)(zhí)线(xiàn)(shì)(yuán)(de)(qiē)线(xiàn)
    This straight line is a tangent to the circle.
v
Used figuratively, often for actions that decisively end a connection, such as cutting off utilities or relations.
to cut off by force; to sever (metaphorical).
比喻用强力使断。
Sentences:
  1. (yīn)(wèi)(méi)(jiāo)(diàn)(fèi)()(jiā)(de)(diàn)(bèi)(qiē)(duàn)(le)
    Because he didn't pay the electricity bill, his power was cut off.

Writing & Component

Radical
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Stroke Count4
Strokes一𠄌𠃌丿