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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
gē | ge1
English translation
to cut
to cut apart
to cut, to divide, to partition; to cede

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Number of strokes

12

Traditional form

Contains the radical

dāo

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

Learning hint

knife

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

害刂

Semantic compound

dāo

Phonetic compound

hài

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. dāo represents the meaning and hài represents the sound.

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le , xuè huì 凝固 nínggù 结痂 jié jiā .

When you cut yourself , blood clots and forms a scab.

急急忙忙 jí jí máng máng de 胡子 hú zi , 下巴 xià ba le liǎng .

He hurried on with his shaving, cutting his chin twice.

zài 切割 qiē gē shí suǒ 产生 chǎnshēng de suì xiè 几乎 jīhū 薄片 báo piàn 一样 yīyàng chóng .

The dust produced during slicing weighs almost as much as the wafers.

如果 rúguǒ 手指 shǒuzhǐ , huì 流血 liú xuè .

If you cut your finger, it will bleed.

tòng Dāo .

He was lancinated with pain.

Words with

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
to cut
分割 fēn gē to cut up分割 fēn gē
切割 qiē gē to cut切割 qiē gē
收割 shōu gē to harvest收割 shōu gē
割断 gē duàn to cut off割斷
交割 jiāo gē delivery (commerce)交割 jiāo gē
割伤 gē shāng to gash割傷
割舍 gē shě to give up割捨
阉割 yān gē to castrate閹割
不可分割 bù kě fēn gē inalienable不可分割 bù kě fēn gē
割裂 gē liè to cut apart割裂 gē liè
割草机 gē cǎo jī lawn mower (machine)割草機
宰割 zǎi gē to slaughter宰割 zǎi gē
割据 gē jù to secede割據
任人宰割 rèn rén zǎi gē to get trampled on (idiom)任人宰割 rèn rén zǎi gē
黄金分割 huáng jīn fēn gē golden ratio黃金分割
割让 gē ràng to cede割讓
忍痛割爱 rěn tòng gē aì to resign oneself to part with what one treasures忍痛割愛
心如刀割 xīn rú dāo gē to be torn with grief心如刀割 xīn rú dāo gē
割除 gē chú to amputate割除 gē chú
割线 gē xiàn secant line (math.)割線
割爱 gē aì to forsake割愛
割礼 gē lǐ circumcision割禮

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