• 337th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.07% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 148 words
  • Component in 5 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. qiē (qie1)to cut • to slice • tangent (math)
2. qiè (qie4)definitely • absolutely (not) • (scoffing or dismissive interjection) Yeah, right. • Tut! • to grind • close to • eager • to correspond to • see also 反切[fan3 qie4]

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for qiē (qie1)The component is pronounced as '' (qi1). It has the same pinyin initial.
2. Pronunciation clue for qiè (qie4)The component is pronounced as '' (qi1). It has the same pinyin initial.

Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

一切 
切换 (切換)

Uncommon

切切 
切勿 
切块 (切塊)
切忌 
切成 
切片 
切碎 
切磋 
切记 (切記)
密切 
急切 
深切 
真切 
亲切 (親切)
迫切 

RareShow 131

#Back to top
  • 791st most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.02% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 68 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
earthNo glyph availablelinehuman
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. kuài (kuai4)lump (of earth) • chunk • piece • classifier for pieces of cloth, cake, soap etc • colloquial word for yuan (or other unit of currency such as Hong Kong or US dollar etc), usually as 塊錢|块钱

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for kuài (kuai4)The component is pronounced as 'guài' (guai4). It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words

Common

一块 (一塊)
一块儿 (一塊兒)
冰块 (冰塊)
切块 (切塊)
方块 (方塊)
板块 (板塊)

Uncommon

地块 (地塊)
块状 (塊狀)
块头 (塊頭)
大块头 (大塊頭)
木块 (木塊)
模块 (模塊)
模块化 (模塊化)
版块 (版塊)
石块 (石塊)
砖块 (磚塊)
肿块 (腫塊)
血块 (血塊)

RareShow 50

Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.