Chinese Character Dictionary

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Stroke order, structure, pinyin, zhuyin, romanization, words and explanations for ""

Basic information
Strokes: 14 Radical: 钅 Structure: 左右结构 繁体:
Pinyin: qiè Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄝˋ Yueping: kit8 Guangdong: kid3
Minnan: keh、khiat、koeh Chaozhou: goih4 Tang:
Stroke order:
Words:锲而不舍
Idioms:锲而不舍
Xiehouyu:
English meaning: sickle; cut, carve, engrave
Detailed explanations by pronunciation
Pinyin 1: qiè
Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄝˋ
(形声。从金,契(qì)声。本义:镰刀) 同本义 锲,镰也。——《说文》<br>刎镰,一曰小镰,南方用以乂谷。——《六书故》引蜀本》<br>刈钩,自关而西,或谓之锲。——《方言五》
又如:锲刀(镰刀)
假借为“洯”。用刀子刻 锲其轴。——《左传·定公四年》。注:“刻也。”<br>锲而舍之,朽木不折。——《荀子·劝学》
又 锲而不舍。
截断 尽借邑人之车,锲其轴,麻约而归之。——《左传》