绝
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jué · to cut, to sever

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HSK 3.0 · Level 7-9Frequency #2597
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Shape and proportion

9Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

Keep the left side compact and leave enough room for the right side.

纟Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 绝

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juéWords pronounced jué
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Example sentences

Notice where 绝 sits in each complete thought.

Tā jù jué le wǒ men de yāo qǐng.他拒绝了我们的邀请。

He rejected our offer.

Source: Tatoeba #1517755 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Bù hǎo le, bù hǎo le! jué duì bù néng zhè yàng!不好了,不好了!绝对不能这样!

Oh no, oh no! It can't be so!

Source: Tatoeba #10484383 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhōng yú, tā lái dào le jué wàng zhī jǐng.终于,他来到了绝望之井。

At last, he arrived at the Well of Despair.

Source: Tatoeba #10109504 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā gēn tā men gān cuì dì duàn jué lái wǎng le.他跟他们干脆地断绝来往了。

He made a clean break with them.

Source: Tatoeba #5595117 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhè shì yí gè bīn lín miè jué de wù zhǒng.这是一个濒临灭绝的物种。

It is an endangered species.

Source: Tatoeba #797541 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā jù jué le wǒ jiā hǎo yǒu de qǐng qiú.他拒绝了我加好友的请求。

He refused my friend request.

Source: Tatoeba #8463553 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Turn reference into recall

How to study 绝 in context

  1. Say jué, then recall the core meaning: to cut, to sever.
  2. Write all 9 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 拒绝 (jù jué), meaning “to refuse”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 绝 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.