割

gē

to cut · to cut apart

Radical: 刂 Strokes: 12 HSK 7-9

Structure: Left wide, right narrowFrequency: Common

Same radical

利制前列刻别刑刺到剧则剂

Same radical

利制前列刻别刑刺到剧则剂剑削判

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Character Decomposition

割=害+刂

Etymology

knife

Meanings

to cut

to cut apart

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Words with 割 110 total

to cut up · to break up分割fēn gē delivery (commerce)交割jiāo gē to harvest · to reap · to gather in crops收割shōu gē

Idioms with 割 29 total Chain

to cut flesh from one's thigh to nourish a sick parent (idiom) · filial thigh-cutting割股疗亲gē gǔ liáo qīn lit. why use a pole-ax to slaughter a chicken? (idiom) · fig. to waste effort on a trifling matter割鸡焉用牛刀gē jī yān yòng niú dāo