切

切	U+5207, 切 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-5207

切	U+FA00, 切 CJK COMPATIBILITY IDEOGRAPH-FA00

← 刺
[U+F9FF]

CJK Compatibility Ideographs

度 →
[U+FA01]

切	U+2F850, 切 CJK COMPATIBILITY IDEOGRAPH-2F850

← 噴
[U+2F84F]

CJK Compatibility Ideographs Supplement

壮 →
[U+2F851]

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切

Translingual

Stroke order

Alternative forms

Note that in Chinese scripts (simplified/traditional), the left component is written ㇐ followed by ㇙ (with an upward hook). In Japanese, Korean and Vietnamese scripts the left component ends with ㇟ as in 七, which is also the historical form found in the Kangxi Dictionary.

Han character

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

Derived characters

沏𠯦𢗠𢗧𢪃𭎄𮤺
𣐆𤆻䀙砌𬍔𰹹
苆袃𥾛𦕀𫊧𮅀
䟙𨥓𨥔𩚦𰎊
𢘰𥿚𫾌 (derived from the alternate compatibility variant 切)
彻 (Simplified form of 徹)
窃 (Japanese Shinjitai and Simplified form of 竊)

References

Kangxi Dictionary: page 136, character 9
Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 1858
Dae Jaweon: page 307, character 5
Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 320, character 5
Unihan data for U+5207

Unihan data for U+FA00

Unihan data for U+2F850

Chinese

simp. and trad.		切
alternative forms		𪥂𭃄

Glyph origin

Historical forms of the character 切
Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han)	Liushutong (compiled in Ming)	Libian (compiled in Qing)
Small seal script	Transcribed ancient scripts	Clerical script

Small seal script s03163 Transcribed ancient scripts L27064 L27065
References: Mostly from Richard Sears' Chinese Etymology site (authorisation), which in turn draws data from various collections of ancient forms of Chinese characters, including: Shuowen Jiezi (small seal), Jinwen Bian (bronze inscriptions), Liushutong (Liushutong characters) and Yinxu Jiaguwen Bian (oracle bone script).

Characters in the same phonetic series (七) (Zhengzhang, 2003)

	Old Chinese
切	sn̥ʰiːds, sn̥ʰiːd
砌	*sʰiːds
沏	*sʰiːd
七	*sn̥ʰid
柒	*sn̥ʰid
叱	*n̥ʰjid

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *sn̥ʰiːds, *sn̥ʰiːd) : phonetic 七 (OC *sn̥ʰid) + semantic 刀 (“knife”).

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): qiē (qie¹)

(Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄝ

(Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): qie²
Cantonese
(Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): cit³

(Taishan, Wiktionary): tet¹
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): chhiet

(Meixian, Guangdong): qiêd⁵
Jin (Wiktionary): ciah⁴
Eastern Min (BUC): chiék / chiák
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): chhiat

(Teochew, Peng'im): ciag⁴ / ciêg⁴
Wu (Northern, Wugniu): ⁷chiq / ⁷tshiq

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: qiē
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄝ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: cie
  - Wade–Giles: chʻieh¹
  - Yale: chyē
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chie
  - Palladius: це (ce)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi̯ɛ⁵⁵/
- (Chengdu)
  - Sichuanese Pinyin: qie²
  - Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: kie
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰiɛ²¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: cit³
  - Yale: chit
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsit⁸
  - Guangdong Romanization: qid³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰiːt̚³/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: tet¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰet̚³³/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chhiet
  - Hakka Romanization System: qied^ˋ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: qiad⁵
  - Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰi̯et̚²/
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: qiêd⁵
  - Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰiɛt̚¹/
Jin
- (Taiyuan)⁺
  - Wiktionary: ciah⁴
  - Sinological IPA (old-style): /t͡sʰiaʔ²/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: chiék / chiák
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰiɛʔ²⁴/, /t͡sʰiɑʔ²⁴/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese, Singapore, Philippines)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhiat
  - Tâi-lô: tshiat
  - Phofsit Daibuun: chiad
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Taipei, Kaohsiung, Singapore): /t͡sʰiɛt̚³²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou, Philippines): /t͡sʰiɛt̚⁵/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: ciag⁴ / ciêg⁴
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tshiak / tshiek
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰiak̚²/, /t͡sʰiek̚²/

Note:

ciag4 - Shantou;
ciêg4 - Chaozhou.

Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai, Hangzhou)
  - Wugniu: ⁷chiq
  - MiniDict: chih^入
  - MiniDict: chieh^入
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ⁴qiq
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /t͡ɕʰiɪʔ⁵⁵/
  - Sinological IPA (Hangzhou): /t͡ɕʰiəʔ⁵⁵/
- (Northern: Suzhou)
  - Wugniu: ⁷tshiq
  - MiniDict: tshih^入
  - Sinological IPA (Suzhou): /t͡sʰiɪʔ⁴³/

Middle Chinese: tshet

Rime
Character	切
Reading #	2/2
Initial (聲)	清 (14)
Final (韻)	屑 (87)
Tone (調)	Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	IV
Fanqie	千結切
Baxter	tshet
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/t͡sʰet̚/
Pan Wuyun	/t͡sʰet̚/
Shao Rongfen	/t͡sʰɛt̚/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/t͡sʰɛt̚/
Li Rong	/t͡sʰet̚/
Wang Li	/t͡sʰiet̚/
Bernard Karlgren	/t͡sʰiet̚/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	qie
Expected Cantonese Reflex	cit³

Old Chinese
(Baxter–Sagart): /*[tsʰ]ˤi[t]/

(Zhengzhang): /*sn̥ʰiːd/

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	切
Reading #	1/1
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	qiè
Middle Chinese	‹ tshet ›
Old Chinese	/*[tsʰ]ˁi[t]/
English	cut; urgent
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. [t] as coda may in fact be -t or -p; Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	切
Reading #	2/2
No.	9908
Phonetic component	七
Rime group	質
Rime subdivision	1
Corresponding MC rime
Old Chinese	/*sn̥ʰiːd/

Definitions

切

to cut; to slice; to carve; to mince with a knife
to cut off; to disconnect
(mathematics) tangent
正切 ― zhèngqiē ― tangent

餘切／余切 ― yúqiē ― cotangent
to switch
Synonym: 切換／切换 (qiēhuàn)

輸入法切來切去很麻煩。 [MSC, trad.]
输入法切来切去很麻烦。 [MSC, simp.]
Shūrùfǎ qiē-lái qiē-qù hěn máfán. [Pinyin]
Switching back and forth between IMEs all the time is so annoying.

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 切 (“to cut with a knife; to slice”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		切
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	切
Northeastern Mandarin	Taiwan	切
Jilu Mandarin	Jinan	切
Central Plains Mandarin	Xi'an	切
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	切
Southwestern Mandarin	Wuhan	切
Jianghuai Mandarin	Yangzhou	切
Jianghuai Mandarin	Hefei	切
Cantonese	Guangzhou	切
	Hong Kong	切
	Yangjiang	切
Gan	Nanchang	切
Hakka	Meixian	切
Jin	Taiyuan	切
Northern Min	Jian'ou	切
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	削
Southern Min	Xiamen	截, 切
	Taipei	切, 截
	New Taipei (Sanxia)	切
	Kaohsiung	切
	Yilan	𠞩, 切
	Changhua (Lukang)	切
	Taichung	切
	Tainan	𠞩, 切
	Hsinchu	切, 截
	Kinmen	切, 截
	Penghu (Magong)	切, 截
	Manila (Hokkien)	切, 截
	Chaozhou	截
Wu	Suzhou	切
Wu	Wenzhou	切
Xiang	Changsha	切
Xiang	Shuangfeng	切

Compounds

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): qiè (qie⁴)

(Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄝˋ
Cantonese
(Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): cit³

(Taishan, Wiktionary): tet²
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chhiet
Eastern Min (BUC): chiék
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): chhoeh / chheh / chhè / chhiat

(Teochew, Peng'im): ciag⁴ / ciêg⁴
Wu (Northern, Wugniu): ⁷chiq / ⁷tshiq

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: qiè
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄝˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: ciè
  - Wade–Giles: chʻieh⁴
  - Yale: chyè
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chieh
  - Palladius: це (ce)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi̯ɛ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: cit³
  - Yale: chit
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsit⁸
  - Guangdong Romanization: qid³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰiːt̚³/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: tet²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰet̚⁵⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chhiet
  - Hakka Romanization System: qied^ˋ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: qiad⁵
  - Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰi̯et̚²/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: chiék
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰiɛʔ²⁴/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhoeh
  - Tâi-lô: tshueh
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zhoeq
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sʰueʔ³²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sʰueʔ⁵/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chheh
  - Tâi-lô: tsheh
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zheq
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sʰeʔ³²/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhè
  - Tâi-lô: tshè
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zhex
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sʰe⁴¹/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung): /t͡sʰe²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡sʰe¹¹/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhiat
  - Tâi-lô: tshiat
  - Phofsit Daibuun: chiad
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Taipei, Kaohsiung): /t͡sʰiɛt̚³²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sʰiɛt̚⁵/

Note:

chhoeh/chheh - vernacular;
chhiat - literary.

(Teochew)
- Peng'im: ciag⁴ / ciêg⁴
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tshiak / tshiek
- Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰiak̚²/, /t͡sʰiek̚²/

Note:

ciag4 - Shantou;
ciêg4 - Chaozhou.

Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai, Hangzhou)
  - Wugniu: ⁷chiq
  - MiniDict: chih^入
  - MiniDict: chieh^入
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ⁴qiq
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /t͡ɕʰiɪʔ⁵⁵/
  - Sinological IPA (Hangzhou): /t͡ɕʰiəʔ⁵⁵/
- (Northern: Suzhou)
  - Wugniu: ⁷tshiq
  - MiniDict: tshih^入
  - Sinological IPA (Suzhou): /t͡sʰiɪʔ⁴³/

Middle Chinese: tshet

Rime
Character	切
Reading #	2/2
Initial (聲)	清 (14)
Final (韻)	屑 (87)
Tone (調)	Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	IV
Fanqie	千結切
Baxter	tshet
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/t͡sʰet̚/
Pan Wuyun	/t͡sʰet̚/
Shao Rongfen	/t͡sʰɛt̚/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/t͡sʰɛt̚/
Li Rong	/t͡sʰet̚/
Wang Li	/t͡sʰiet̚/
Bernard Karlgren	/t͡sʰiet̚/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	qie
Expected Cantonese Reflex	cit³

Old Chinese
(Baxter–Sagart): /*[tsʰ]ˤi[t]/

(Zhengzhang): /*sn̥ʰiːd/

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	切
Reading #	1/1
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	qiè
Middle Chinese	‹ tshet ›
Old Chinese	/*[tsʰ]ˁi[t]/
English	cut; urgent
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. [t] as coda may in fact be -t or -p; Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	切
Reading #	2/2
No.	9908
Phonetic component	七
Rime group	質
Rime subdivision	1
Corresponding MC rime
Old Chinese	/*sn̥ʰiːd/

Definitions

切

to be close to
to bite tightly; to clench
to correspond to; to match
(traditional Chinese medicine) to feel the pulse
eager; ardent
urgent; pressing
must; by all means
main point
(phonetics) Short for 反切 (fǎnqiè, “fanqie”).

Compounds

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): qiè (qie⁴)

(Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄝˋ

(Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): че (či͡ə, II)
Cantonese
(Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): cai³

(Taishan, Wiktionary): tai¹
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chhiet
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chhè / chhiat
Wu (Northern, Wugniu): ⁷chiq / ⁷tshiq

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: qiè
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄝˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: ciè
  - Wade–Giles: chʻieh⁴
  - Yale: chyè
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chieh
  - Palladius: це (ce)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi̯ɛ⁵¹/
- (Dungan)
  - Cyrillic and Wiktionary: че (či͡ə, II)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰiə⁵¹/
  (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: cai³
  - Yale: chai
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsai³
  - Guangdong Romanization: cei³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɐi̯³³/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: tai¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰai³³/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chhiet
  - Hakka Romanization System: qied^ˋ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: qiad⁵
  - Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰi̯et̚²/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhè
  - Tâi-lô: tshè
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zhex
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sʰe⁴¹/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung): /t͡sʰe²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡sʰe¹¹/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhiat
  - Tâi-lô: tshiat
  - Phofsit Daibuun: chiad
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /t͡sʰiɛt̚³²/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai, Hangzhou)
  - Wugniu: ⁷chiq
  - MiniDict: chih^入
  - MiniDict: chieh^入
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ⁴qiq
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /t͡ɕʰiɪʔ⁵⁵/
  - Sinological IPA (Hangzhou): /t͡ɕʰiəʔ⁵⁵/
- (Northern: Suzhou)
  - Wugniu: ⁷tshiq
  - MiniDict: tshih^入
  - Sinological IPA (Suzhou): /t͡sʰiɪʔ⁴³/

Middle Chinese: tshejH

Rime
Character	切
Reading #	1/2
Initial (聲)	清 (14)
Final (韻)	齊 (39)
Tone (調)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	IV
Fanqie	七計切
Baxter	tshejH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/t͡sʰei^H/
Pan Wuyun	/t͡sʰei^H/
Shao Rongfen	/t͡sʰɛi^H/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/t͡sʰɛj^H/
Li Rong	/t͡sʰei^H/
Wang Li	/t͡sʰiei^H/
Bernard Karlgren	/t͡sʰiei^H/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	qì
Expected Cantonese Reflex	cai³

Old Chinese
(Zhengzhang): /*sn̥ʰiːds/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	切
Reading #	1/2
No.	9906
Phonetic component	七
Rime group	至
Rime subdivision	1
Corresponding MC rime	砌
Old Chinese	/*sn̥ʰiːds/

Definitions

切

Used in 一切 (yīqiè, “all; every; everything; anything”).

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: qiè
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄝˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: ciè
  - Wade–Giles: chʻieh⁴
  - Yale: chyè
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chieh
  - Palladius: це (ce)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi̯ɛ⁵¹/

Definitions

切

(Mandarin, chiefly women's speech, colloquial) An interjection conveying a slight sense of disdain or dissatisfaction.

Etymology 5

Pronunciation

Cantonese (Jyutping): cit³

Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: cit³
  - Yale: chit
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsit⁸
  - Guangdong Romanization: qid³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰiːt̚³/

Definitions

切

(Cantonese) to be in time for; in time
嚟得切 [Cantonese] ― lai⁴ dak¹ cit³ [Jyutping] ― to (be able to) make it

References

“切”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)‎^[1], 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–
Dictionary of Chinese Character Variants (教育部異體字字典), A00332
“Entry #595”, in 教育部臺灣台語常用詞辭典 (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2024.
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Japanese

Kanji

切

(Second grade kyōiku kanji)

cut

Readings

Go-on: せち (sechi)、さい (sai, Jōyō ^†)
Kan-on: せつ (setsu, Jōyō)、せい (sei)
Kun: きる (kiru, 切る, Jōyō)、きれる (kireru, 切れる, Jōyō)
Nanori: きつ (kitsu)、きり (kiri)、ぎり (giri)

Compounds

切(き)っ掛(か)け, 切(きっ)掛(かけ) (kikkake, “chance, start”)
切(きっ)手(て) (kitte, “postage stamp”)
切(きっ)符(ぷ) (kippu, “ticket”)
- 切(きっ)符(ぷ)を切(き)る (kippu o kiru, “rip off a coupon”)
切(き)らす (kirasu, “be out of, run out of”)
切(き)り上(あ)げ (kiriage, “end, conclusion”)
切(き)り替(か)える (kirikaeru, “change, exchange”)
- 切(き)り替(か)え (kirikae, “exchange, conversion”)
切(き)りがない, 切(き)りが無(な)い (kiri ga nai, “endless, innumerable”)
切(き)り紙(がみ) (kirigami, “wallpaper”)
切(き)り崩(くず)す (kirikuzusu, “level, cut through”)
切(き)り口(くち) (kirikuchi, “cut end, section”)
切(き)り下(さ)げ (kirisage, “devaluation, markdown”)
切(きり)支(し)丹(たん), 切(きり)死(し)丹(たん) (kirishitan, “early Japanese Christianity”)
切(き)り捨(す)てる (kirisuteru, “cut down, truncate”)
- 切(き)り捨(す)て (kirisute, “omission, rounding down”)
切(き)り倒(たお)す (kiritaosu, “fell a tree”)
切(き)り抜(ぬ)き (kirinuki, “scraps, cuts”)
切(き)り離(はな)す (kirihanasu, “detach, decapitate”)
切(き)り札(ふだ) (kirifuda, “trump card”)
切(き)れ味(あじ) (kireaji, “the feel of a cutting edge”)
切(き)れ切(ぎ)れの (kiregire no, “scrap, disconnected”)
切(き)れた縄(なわ) (kireta nawa, “broken rope”)
切(き)れの帽子(ぼうし) (kire no bōshi, “cloth hat”)
切(き)れ端(はし) (kirehashi, “scraps, cut end”)
切(き)れ目(め) (kireme, “break, pause”)
切(せつ)実(じつ) (setsujitsu, “compelling, serious”)
切(せつ)除(じょ) (setsujo, “cut off, cut out”)
切(せつ)断(だん) (setsudan, “cutting, severance”)
切(せつ)ない (setsunai, “painful, oppressive”)
切(せっ)開(かい) (sekkai, “incision, operation”)
切(せっ)迫(ぱく) (seppaku, “pressure, urgency”)
切(せっ)腹(ぷく) (seppuku, “ritual suicide”)
言(い)い切(き)る (iikiru, “declare, assert”)
息(いき)切(ぎ)れ (ikigire, “shortness of breath”)
一(いっ)切(さい) (issai, “all, everything”)
打(う)ち切(き)る (uchikiru, “stop, abort”)
- 打(う)ち切(き)り (uchikiri, “end, close”)
裏(うら)切(ぎ)る (uragiru, “betray, turn traitor”)
- 裏(うら)切(ぎ)り (uragiri, “treachery, betrayal”)
- 裏(うら)切(ぎ)り者(もの) (uragirimono, “betrayer, traitor”)
売(う)り切(き)れる (urikireru, “be sold out”)
- 売(う)り切(き)れ (urikire, “sold out”)
縁(えん)切(き)り (enkiri, “separation, divorce”)
押(お)し切(き)る (oshikiru, “face down the opposition”)
思(おも)い切(き)る (omoikiru, “give up all thoughts of”)
- 思(おも)い切(き)り (omoikiri, “with all one's strength”)
- 思(おも)い切(き)って (omoikitte, “resolutely, boldly”)
貸(か)し切(き)り, 貸(かし)切(き)り (kashikiri, “reserved, reservation”)
皮(かわ)切(き)り (kawakiri, “beginning, start”)
缶(かん)切(き)り (kankiri, “can opener”)
区(く)切(ぎ)る (kugiru, “punctuate, cut off”)
- 区(く)切(ぎ)り (kugiri, “punctuation, end”)
ケーキ一(ひと)切(き)れ (kēki hitokire, “a piece of cake”)
小(こ)切(ぎっ)手(て) (kogitte, “check”)
懇(こん)切(せつ) (konsetsu, “kindness, cordiality”)
時(じ)間(かん)切(ぎ)れ (jikangire, “out of time”)
仕(し)切(き)る (shikiru, “partition, divide”)
- 仕(し)切(き)り (shikiri, “partition, division”)
品(しな)切(ぎ)れ (shinagire, “out of stock”)
締(し)め切(き)る (shimekiru, “close up, shut up”)
- 締(しめ)切(きり), 締(しめ)切(き)り, 締(し)め切(き)り (shimekiri, “closing, cut off”)
親(しん)切(せつ) (shinsetsu, “kindness, gentleness”)
澄(す)み切(き)る (sumikiru, “to be serene”)
大(たい)切(せつ) (taisetsu, “important, valuable”)
試(ため)し切(ぎ)り (tameshigiri, “trying out a new sword or blade”)
千(ち)切(ぎ)る (chigiru, “cut up fine”)
- 千(ち)切(ぎ)れる (chigireru, “be torn to pieces”)
痛(つう)切(せつ) (tsūsetsu, “keen, acute”)
疲(つか)れ切(き)る (tsukarekiru, “be exhausted”)
爪(つめ)切(き)り (tsumekiri, “nail clippers”)
適(てき)切(せつ) (tekisetsu, “pertinent, appropriate”)
手(て)切(ぎ)れ (tegire, “severing of connections”)
電(でん)池(ち)切(ぎ)れ (denchigire, “flat battery”)
電(でん)話(わ)を切(き)る (denwa o kiru, “hang up the phone”)
途(と)切(ぎ)れる (togireru, “pause, be interrupted”)
逃(に)げ切(き)る (nigekiru, “manage to hold on”)
値(ね)切(ぎ)る (negiru, “drive a bargain”)
歯(は)切(ぎ)れ (hagire, “the feel when biting”)
腹(はら)切(き)り (harakiri, “ritual suicide”)
張(は)り切(き)る (harikiru, “be in high spirits”)
半(はん)切(せつ) (hansetsu, “half size”)
不(ふ)親(しん)切(せつ) (fushinsetsu, “unkindness, unfriendliness”)
二(ふた)切(き)れのパン (futakire no pan, “two slices of bread”)
ブチ切(き)れ (buchikire, “livid”)
踏(ふ)み切(き)る (fumikiru, “make a bold start”)
- 踏(ふみ)切(きり), 踏(ふみ)切(き)り (fumikiri, “railway crossing”)
振(ふ)り切(き)る (furikiru, “shake free from”)
幕(まく)切(ぎ)れ (makugire, “fall of the curtain”)
見(み)切(き)り (mikiri, “abandon, forsake”)
- 見(み)切(き)り発(はっ)車(しゃ) (mikiri hassha, “making a snap decision”)
みじん切(ぎ)り (mijingiri, “finely chopped”)
紋(もん)切(き)り型(がた) (monkirigata, “fixed formula”)
やり切(き)れない (yarikirenai, “unbearable, intolerable”)
指(ゆび)切(き)り (yubikiri, “pinky promise”)
飛(ゆ)び切(き)り (yubikiri, “extraordinary, superior”)
横(よこ)切(ぎ)る (yokogiru, “cross, traverse”)
四(よ)つ切(ぎ)り (yotsugiri, “cutting into four”)
読(よ)み切(き)る (yomikiru, “finish reading”)
輪(わ)切(ぎ)り (wagiri, “round slices”)
割(わ)り切(き)る (warikiru, “give a clear explanation”)

Korean

Etymology 1

From Middle Chinese 切 (MC tshet).

Historical Readings
Dongguk Jeongun Reading
Dongguk Jeongun, 1448	쳐ᇙ〮 (Yale: chyélq)
Middle Korean
Text	Eumhun
Text	*Gloss (hun)*	Reading
Sinjeung Yuhap, 1576	졀ᄒᆞᆯ (Yale: cyel-hol)	졀 (Yale: cyel)

Pronunciation

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕʌ̹ɭ]
Phonetic hangul: [절]

Hanja

Korean Wikisource has texts containing the hanja:

切

Wikisource

切 (eumhun 끊을 절 (kkeuneul jeol))

hanja form^? of 절 (“to cut”) [affix]

Compounds

간절 (懇切, ganjeol)
두절 (頭切, dujeol)
반절 (反切, banjeol)
애절 (哀切, aejeol)
일절 (一切, iljeol)
적절 (適切, jeokjeol)
절개 (切開, jeolgae)
절단 (切斷, jeoldan)
절박 (切迫, jeolbak)
절상 (切上, jeolsang)
절실 (切實, jeolsil)
절점 (切點, jeoljeom)
절취 (切實, jeolchwi)
친절 (親切, chinjeol)

Etymology 2

From Middle Chinese 切 (MC tshejH).

Historical Readings
Dongguk Jeongun Reading
Dongguk Jeongun, 1448	촁〮 (Yale: chyéy)

Pronunciation

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕʰe̞]
Phonetic hangul: [체]

Hanja

切 (eumhun 온통 체 (ontong che))

hanja form^? of 체 (“Only used in 일체(一切) (ilche, “all, everything”): whole”)

Compounds

일체 (一切, ilche)

References

국제퇴계학회 대구경북지부 (國際退溪學會大邱慶北支部) (2007). Digital Hanja Dictionary, 전자사전／電子字典. [2]

Vietnamese

Han character

切: Hán Nôm readings: thiết, siết, thiếc, thướt, xắt, thế

to slice

切

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