Dictionary/切

切

切 qiē · qiè

ㄑㄧㄝ
1to cut; to slice; to carve
2(math.) tangential
3definitely; absolutely (not)
4(scoffing or dismissive interjection) Yeah, right.; Tut!
5to grind
6close to
7eager
8to correspond to
9(used to indicate that the fanqie 反切 system should be applied to the previous two characters)

Etymology

pictophonetic · knife

Radical

刀 · knife; old coin; measure

Composition

Writing

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