• 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 

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  • 306th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.07% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 180 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (ji4)to remember • to note • mark • sign • to record

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (ji4)The component is pronounced as '' (ji3). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words

Common

忘记 (忘記)
日记 (日記)
西游记 (西遊記)
记住 (記住)
记得 (記得)
记忆 (記憶)
记者 (記者)
记录 (記錄)

Uncommon

倚天屠龙记 (倚天屠龍記)
切记 (切記)
印记 (印記)
史记 (史記)
惦记 (惦記)
书记 (書記)
牢记 (牢記)
登记 (登記)
笔记 (筆記)
笔记本 (筆記本)
记事 (記事)
记仇 (記仇)
记性 (記性)
记忆力 (記憶力)
记忆犹新 (記憶猶新)
记起 (記起)
记载 (記載)
谨记 (謹記)
游记 (遊記)
铭记 (銘記)

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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.