切
qiē
to cut
HSK 5
Additional Dictionary Meanings
to cut; to slice; to carve(math.) tangentialdefinitely; absolutely (not)(scoffing or dismissive interjection) Yeah, right.; Tut!to grind(bound form) close to(bound form) eagerto correspond to(used to indicate that the fanqie 反切[fan3 qie4] system should be applied to the previous two characters)