1. 切
  2. 片

切

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

Decomposition

1Once
切→
七刀
2Radical
切→
乚second一one刀knife
3Graphical
切→
乚一㇆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 切 qiē (qie1)The component 七 is pronounced as 'qī' (qi1). It has the same pinyin initial.
2. Pronunciation clue for 切 qiè (qie4)The component 七 is pronounced as 'qī' (qi1). It has the same pinyin initial.

Appears In

切 also appears in:
彻窃砌沏袃

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 

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片

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  • 455th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.05% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 160 words
  • Component in 8 characters

Decomposition

1Once
片→
No glyph available㇕
2Radical
片→
片a slice
3Graphical
片→
丨丨一㇕

Pinyin & Meaning

1. piān (pian1)disc • sheet
2. piàn (pian4)thin piece • flake • a slice • film • TV play • to slice • to carve thin • partial • incomplete • one-sided • classifier for slices, tablets, tract of land, area of water • classifier for CDs, movies, DVDs etc • used with numeral 一[yi1]: classifier for scenario, scene, feeling, atmosphere, sound etc

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 片 piān (pian1)The component 片 is pronounced as 'piān' (pian1). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for 片 piān (pian1)The component 片 is pronounced as 'piàn' (pian4). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
3. Pronunciation clue for 片 piàn (pian4)The component 片 is pronounced as 'piān' (pian1). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
4. Pronunciation clue for 片 piàn (pian4)The component 片 is pronounced as 'piàn' (pian4). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Appears In

片 also appears in:
片版牌牒牍牖簰魸

Example Words

Common

图片 (圖片)
照片 

Uncommon

一片 
切片 
动画片 (動畫片)
卡片 
名片 
唱片 
大片 
影片 
恐怖片 
明信片 
片刻 
片子 
片段 
相片 
短片 
碎片 
纪录片 (紀錄片)
肉片 
芯片 
薯片 
预告片 (預告片)

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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.