Chinese Character 切 Meanings and components.

Form

Meaning

切 meaning^[3] in English

To Cut.

To Slice.

Tangent (Math).

Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi^[2] character 切 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are seven (七) , and surname Dao (刀)

Its radical^[1] is: 刀 (dao1) which means: Surname Dao, .刀dao1surname Dao

In cangjie it is written with PSH

How to write 切

To write切qie4to cut you should write a combination of 七qi1seven , 刀dao1surname Dao arranged in a 吅 shape:

七 + 刀 = 切

切 Stroke Order

The order of the strokes to write 切 should be followed in this specific way.

Components Tree

The composition tree, or the characters that form each component of 切, looks as follow: