切

Translingual

Stroke order

Han character

切 (radical 18 刀+2, 4 strokes, cangjie input 心尸竹 (PSH), four-corner 4772₀, composition ⿰七刀)

1. cut, mince, slice, carve

References

• KangXi: page 136, character 9
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 1858
• Dae Jaweon: page 307, character 5
• Hanyu Da Zidian: volume 1, page 320, character 5
• Unihan data for U+5207

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Cantonese

Hanzi

切 (Jyutping cai3, cit3, Yale chai3, chit3)

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Japanese

Kanji

切

(grade 2 “Kyōiku” kanji)

1. cut

Readings

• Goon: せち (sechi) (non-Jōyō reading), さい (sai)
• Kan’on: せつ (setsu), せい (sei) (non-Jōyō reading)
• Kun: きる (切る, kiru), きり (切り, kiri), きれる (切れる, kireru), きれ (切れ, kire)
• Nanori: きつ (kitsu), きり (kiri), ぎり (giri)

Compounds

compounds containing "切"

切る (kiru): cut, sever, turn off 切り (kiri): limits, end 切り口 (kirikuchi): cut end, section 切り札 (kirifuda): trump card 切り紙, (kirigami): wallpaper 切り下げ (kirisage): devaluation, markdown 切り替え (kirikae): exchange, conversion 切り替える (kirikaeru): change, exchange 切り捨て (kirisute): omission, rounding down 切り捨てる (kirisuteru): cut down, truncate 切り上げ (kiriage): end, conclusion 切り抜き (kirinuki): scraps, cuts 切り崩す (kirikuzusu): level, cut through 切り離す (kirihanasu): detach, decapitate 切り上げ (kiriage): end, conclusion 切り倒す (kiritaosu): fell a tree 切りがない, 切りが無い (kiri ga nai): endless, innumerable 切れる (kireru): be cut off, be injured 切れ (kire): piece, slice 切れ味 (kireaji): the feel of a cutting edge 切れ目 (kireme): break, pause 切れ端 (kirehashi): scraps, cut end 切れ切れの (kiregire no): scrap, disconnected 切れた縄 (kireta nawa): broken rope 切れの帽子 (kire no bōshi): cloth hat 切らす (kirasu): be out of, run out of 切ない (setsunai): painful, oppressive 切っ掛け, 切掛, (kikkake): chance, start 切実 (setsujitsu): compelling, serious 切手 (kitte): postage stamp 切断 (setsudan): cutting, severance 切迫 (seppaku): pressure, urgency 切符 (kippu): ticket 切腹 (seppuku): ritual suicide 切開 (sekkai): incision, operation 切除 (setsujo): cut off, cut out

切支丹, 切死丹 (kirishitan): early Japanese Christianity 切符を切る (kippu o kiru): rip off a coupon みじん切り (mijingiri): finely chopped ブチ切れ (fuchikire): livid やり切れない (yarikirenai): unbearable, intolerable ケーキ一切れ (kēki hitokire): a piece of cake 一切 (issai): all, everything 懇切 (konsetsu): kindness, cordiality 大切 (taisetsu): important, valuable 適切 (tekisetsu): pertinent, appropriate 親切 (shinsetsu): kindness, gentleness 半切 (hansetsu): half size 痛切 (tsūsetsu): keen, acute 踏切, 踏切り (fumikiri): railway crossing 締切, 締切り, 締め切り (shimekiri): closing, cut off 不親切 (fushinsetsu): unkindness, unfriendliness 小切手 (kogitte): check 裏切る (uragiru): betray, turn traitor 区切る (kugiru): punctuate, cut off 千切る (chigiru): cut up fine 値切る (negiru): drive a bargain 横切る (yokogiru): cross, traverse 仕切る (shikiru): partition, divide 言い切る (iikiru): declare, assert 打ち切る (uchikiru): stop, abort 締め切る (shimekiru): close up, shut up 澄み切る (sumikiru): to be serene 逃げ切る (nigekiru): manage to hold on 張り切る (harikiru): be in high spirits 踏み切る (fumikiru): make a bold start 振り切る (furikiru): shake free from 割り切る (warikiru): give a clear explanation 押し切る (oshikiru): face down the opposition 思い切る (omoikiru): give up all thoughts of 打ち切る (uchikiru): stop, abort 読み切る (yomikiru): finish reading

疲れ切る (tsukarekiru): be exhausted 爪切り (tsumekiri): nail clippers 裏切り (uragiri): treachery, betrayal 皮切り (kawakiri): beginning, start 仕切り (shikiri): partition, division 見切り (mikiri): abandon, forsake 指切り (yubikiri): pinky promise 輪切り (wagiri): round slices 区切り (kugiri): punctuation, end 腹切り (harakiri): ritual suicide 縁切り (enkiri): separation, divorce 缶切り (kankiri): can opener 紋切り型 (monkirigata): fixed formula 裏切り者 (uragirimono): betrayer, traitor 見切り発車 (mikiri hassha): making a snap decision 打ち切り (uchikiri): end, close 貸し切り, 貸切り (kashikiri): reserved, reservation 思い切り (omoikiri): with all one's strength 貸し切り, 貸切り (kashikiri): reserved, reservation 飛び切り (yubikiri): extraordinary, superior 試し切り (tameshigiri): trying out a new sword or blade 四つ切り (yotsugiri): cutting into four 千切れる (chigireru): be torn to pieces 途切れる (togireru): pause, be interrupted 売り切れる (urikireru): be sold out 息切れ (ikigire): shortness of breath 品切れ (shinagire): out of stock 歯切れ (hagire): the feel when biting 幕切れ (makugire): fall of the curtain 手切れ (tegire): severing of connections 二切れのパン (futakire no pan): two slices of bread 売り切れ (urikire): sold-out 時間切れ (jikangire): being out of time 電池切れ (denchigire): flat battery 思い切って (omoikitte): resolutely, boldly 電話を切る (denwa o kiru): hang up the phone

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Korean

Hanja

切 (jeol, che)
Eumhun:

• Sound (hangeul): 절, 체 (revised: jeol, che, McCune-Reischauer: chŏl, ch'e)

• Name (hangeul): 끊을 절, 온통 체()

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Mandarin

Hanzi

切 (Pinyin qì (qi4), qiē (qie1), qiè (qie4), Wade-Giles ch'i⁴, ch'ieh¹, ch'ieh⁴)

1. tangent (as used in the words for the specific mathematical functions tangent (正切) and cotangent (餘切))

Compounds

• 亲切
• 一切

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Min Nan

Hanzi

切 (TLPA tshiat (tshiat⁴), tshè (tshe³))

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References

• Taiwan Min Nan Common Words Dictionary (臺灣閩南語常用詞辭典)

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Vietnamese

Han character

切 (thiết, siết, thiếc, thướt)

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