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绝

jué

absolutely; to cut off; exhausted

Scissors cut a thick red rope in two
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Character

绝 jué

Strokes
9
Radical
纟 — silk
Made of
纟 silk 色 color, tint, hue, shade
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
More about the character 绝

Example phrases

  • 这项决定绝非仓促之举,而是多轮评估后的结果。 Zhè xiàng juédìng jué fēi cāngcù zhī jǔ, ér shì duō lún pínggū hòu de jiéguǒ. This decision was by no means hasty; it was the result of several rounds of assessment.
  • 他的态度很坚决,绝不会改变主意。 Tā de tàidù hěn jiānjué, jué bú huì gǎibiàn zhǔyi. His attitude is firm; he will absolutely never change his mind.
  • 两个人吵了一架,从此断绝了来往。 Liǎng ge rén chǎo le yí jià, cóngcǐ duànjué le láiwǎng. The two had a quarrel and have cut off all contact since then.

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