彻

chè

penetrate, pervade; penetrating

How to write 彻, stroke by stroke

thorough; penetrating; to pervade; to pass through

Pictophonetic: semantic 切 (cut), phonetic 彳

Made of 彳 + 切

彻底chè dǐthorough; thoroughly; complete
彻夜chè yèthe whole night
彻查chè cháto investigate thoroughly
贯彻guàn chèto implement; to put into practice; to carry out
透彻tòu chèpenetrating; thorough; incisive
彻头彻尾chè tóu chè wěilit. from head to tail (idiom); thoroughgoing; through and through; out and out; from top to bottom
彻骨chè gǔto the bone; to the marrow; fig. to a very large degree
通彻tōng chèto understand completely
响彻xiǎng chèto resound; to resonate
侵彻qīn chè(of a projectile) to penetrate (armor etc)
彻悟chè wùfully aware; to recognize fully
彻夜不眠chè yè bù miánto be sleepless all night

这真是彻底的虚伪！
zhè zhēn shì chè dǐ de xū wěi ！
This is pure hypocrisy!
他的家每周彻底打扫一次。
tā de jiā měi zhōu chè dǐ dǎ sǎo yí cì 。
His house is cleaned thoroughly once a week.
我弟弟会经常彻夜不睡。
wǒ dì di huì jīng cháng chè yè bú shuì 。
My brother will often sit up all night.
春天，我想要彻底打扫房子。
chūn tiān ， wǒ xiǎng yào chè dǐ dǎ sǎo fáng zi 。
I want to do spring cleaning.
他昨晚都在工作，彻夜未眠。
tā zuó wǎn dōu zài gōng zuò ， chè yè wèi mián 。
He worked last night without taking a break.