Read Edit View history 切 qiēqiè HSK3 cut Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Phonosemantic compound. 刀 represents the meaning and 七 represents the sound. Pinyin Separate values with commas qiè ×qiē × Add Simplified Variants Separate values with commas Add Traditional Variants Separate values with commas Add Variant Of Components Character ◎ Hint Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 切 Simp strokes 切 Trad strokes Character ◎ Hint Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 切 Simp strokes 切 Trad strokes + Add component Stroke Data 切 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 111, 448 ], [ 134, 443 ], [ 182, 447 ], [ 399, 511 ], [ 446, 513 ] ], [ [ 269, 785 ], [ 303, 760 ], [ 312, 737 ], [ 306, 531 ], [ 277, 264 ], [ 282, 218 ], [ 321, 230 ], [ 461, 341 ] ], [ [ 502, 517 ], [ 551, 507 ], [ 809, 562 ], [ 837, 556 ], [ 856, 537 ], [ 818, 287 ], [ 795, 205 ], [ 765, 134 ], [ 737, 103 ], [ 722, 95 ], [ 630, 154 ] ], [ [ 605, 498 ], [ 638, 467 ], [ 610, 361 ], [ 568, 269 ], [ 527, 207 ], [ 452, 124 ], [ 375, 59 ], [ 330, 33 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 322 460 Q 361 473 402 483 Q 447 496 453 503 Q 462 512 456 520 Q 449 532 418 537 Q 379 543 327 514 L 279 497 Q 183 470 119 459 Q 82 450 110 435 Q 153 411 211 430 Q 242 439 276 448 L 322 460 Z", "M 276 448 Q 263 253 228 210 Q 215 191 225 169 Q 238 148 256 140 Q 266 133 280 150 Q 305 187 438 307 Q 466 329 469 339 Q 470 346 465 348 Q 458 349 439 337 Q 382 298 319 257 Q 306 244 303 263 Q 313 360 322 460 L 327 514 Q 351 764 351 765 Q 348 769 346 771 Q 322 790 296 799 Q 266 809 255 795 Q 246 783 260 770 Q 293 737 279 497 L 276 448 Z", "M 636 506 Q 715 528 792 537 Q 808 538 811 530 Q 818 514 814 468 Q 798 303 764 217 Q 746 162 728 146 Q 716 134 691 143 Q 663 150 636 160 Q 614 167 628 145 Q 668 96 690 58 Q 697 37 718 42 Q 739 45 764 72 Q 836 144 868 422 Q 875 485 899 521 Q 917 542 908 552 Q 892 571 857 587 Q 832 600 805 589 Q 741 562 644 544 Q 559 528 511 527 Q 492 528 492 519 Q 491 509 512 496 Q 537 480 561 487 Q 579 493 598 497 L 636 506 Z", "M 598 497 Q 598 496 599 494 Q 615 341 472 178 Q 363 70 340 49 Q 313 34 326 27 Q 365 21 475 117 Q 581 205 648 397 Q 660 428 676 459 Q 683 469 678 478 Q 659 505 636 506 C 607 514 596 517 598 497 Z" ] } 4 strokes 切 Stroke Data (Trad) — JSON { "source": "animcjk", "medians": [ [ [ 104, 448 ], [ 196, 450 ], [ 452, 514 ] ], [ [ 255, 792 ], [ 313, 747 ], [ 264, 208 ], [ 294, 195 ], [ 461, 342 ] ], [ [ 500, 517 ], [ 557, 508 ], [ 816, 565 ], [ 861, 535 ], [ 810, 260 ], [ 763, 133 ], [ 706, 91 ], [ 631, 156 ] ], [ [ 604, 498 ], [ 637, 456 ], [ 557, 258 ], [ 456, 130 ], [ 327, 34 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M322,460C348,467 374,476 402,483C432,492 448,499 453,503C458,510 459,515 456,520C450,528 438,534 418,537C382,543 364,528 327,514C295,503 295,503 279,497C216,475 161,468 119,459C94,455 91,446 110,435C133,423 147,418 182,423C214,428 260,444 276,448C307,456 307,456 322,460Z", "M276,448C268,318 250,240 228,210C218,198 217,184 225,169C232,155 244,147 256,140C263,137 271,139 280,150C297,175 348,229 438,307C455,323 467,333 469,339C470,344 468,348 465,348C460,350 451,346 439,337C400,312 359,287 319,257C309,250 302,251 303,263C306,328 315,394 322,460C325,496 325,496 327,514C342,681 351,765 351,765C349,768 347,770 346,771C330,784 313,794 296,799C276,806 262,805 255,795C248,788 250,779 260,770C282,749 288,657 279,497C277,464 277,464 276,448Z", "M636,506C689,519 740,532 792,537C802,539 808,536 811,530C815,520 816,499 814,468C803,358 785,275 764,217C750,181 739,157 728,146C719,139 707,138 691,143C672,149 654,154 636,160C621,166 617,159 628,145C653,112 677,85 690,58C696,45 703,40 718,42C731,45 746,55 764,72C811,121 846,237 868,422C872,464 881,498 899,521C909,536 913,546 908,552C897,565 880,576 857,587C840,596 822,597 805,589C762,572 708,557 644,544C587,534 543,527 511,527C498,527 492,525 492,519C491,513 498,505 512,496C528,486 545,483 561,487C573,491 585,495 598,497C623,503 623,503 636,506Z", "M598,497C602,373 545,266 472,178C402,104 356,62 340,49C323,37 316,30 326,27C351,21 417,64 475,117C542,180 602,270 648,397C655,418 664,439 676,459C679,467 681,473 678,478C665,497 651,506 636,506C623,506 598,510 598,497Z" ] } 4 strokes Historical Pronunciations Source baxter-sagartzhengzhangtang Middle Chinese Old Chinese Gloss + Add historical pronunciation Sources × Quick add: 漢語多功能字庫季旭昇《說文新證》李学勤《字源》zi.toolsChinese Text Project許進雄《簡明中國文字學》 + Add source Verified Edit Comment (required) Submit Edit Note: The form works without JavaScript but the tag/list editors are simplified.