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切 (qiē): Stroke Order, Meaning & How to Write | HSK 5

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Animated Stroke Order 切

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How to write 切 — animated stroke order

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 切

切 stroke order diagram

3.

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切=七seven+刀knife

A '刀' (knife) applied to '七' (phonetic) — to cut or slice through something.

4.

Free Printable Handwriting Practice with Stroke Order: 切

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5.

HSK Vocabulary: 切

HSK words that contain this character.

一切

yī qiè

everything

亲切

qīn qiè

kind; amiable; cordial

密切

6.

Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 切 is used in context

yí一

qiè切

dōu都

huì会

hǎo好

qǐ起

lái

Information

Pinyinqiē

Meaningcut

Strokes4

Radical刀

Traditional切

StructureLeft-Right

Frequency#714

Zhuyinㄑㄧㄝˋ

UnicodeU+5207

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mì qiè

close; intimate; carefully

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迫切

pò qiè

urgent; pressing

切实

qiè shí

practical; feasible; realistic

急切

jí qiè

eager;urgent; imperative

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恳切

kěn qiè

earnest; sincere

确切

què qiè

definite; exact; precise

关切

guān qiè

Concern

切割

qiē gē

Cut

切忌

qiè jì

avoid

切换

qiē huàn

switch

切磋

qiē cuō

learn from each other

切记

qiè jì

keep in mind

切身

qiè shēn

Personal

来

de的

。

Everything will be fine

lǎo老

shī师

duì对

xué学

shēng生

fēi非

cháng常

qīn亲

qiè切

。

The teacher is very kind to the students

qǐng请

qiè切

huàn换

dào到

xià下

yí一

gè个

pín频

dào道

。

Please switch to the next channel

Qǐng请

bāng帮

wǒ我

bǎ把

zhè这

ge个

píng苹

guǒ果

qiè切

chéng成

xiǎo小

kuài块

。

Please help me cut this apple into small pieces.

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Characters pronounced "qie".

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Characters with radical "刀".

tù兔 chū初 fēn分 diāo刁 zhēng争 quàn券

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