Cut in Chinese (Mandarin): 切 (qiē)

Use it in a sentence

The characters in 切

• 切

  To cut, to slice. 刀 (knife) is on the right.

  4 strokes

First tone. Cutting a cake is 切蛋糕 (qiē dàngāo), a birthday tradition.

More examples with 切

• 我们切蛋糕吧。

  我們切蛋糕吧。

  Wǒmen qiē dàngāo ba.

  Let's cut the cake.

• 爸爸在切菜。

  Bàba zài qiē cài.

  Dad is chopping vegetables.

How to write 切 in Chinese

Each box adds one stroke, in red. Write them in this order.