絕

jué

to cut, sever, break off, terminate

How to write 絕, stroke by stroke

to cut short; extinct; to disappear; to vanish; absolutely; by no means; variant of 绝

Ideographic: To cut 刀 thread 糹; 巴 provides the pronunciation

Made of 糹 + 刀 + 巴

絕對jué duìabsolute; unconditional
拒絕jù juéto refuse; to decline; to reject
絕不jué bùin no way; not in the least; absolutely not
絕望jué wàngto despair; to give up all hope; desperate; desperation
滅絕miè juéto become extinct; to die out; to lose (sth abstract) completely; to exterminate
絕地jué dìdanger spot; Jedi (in Star Wars)
絕佳jué jiāexceptionally good
絕妙jué miàoexquisite
絕招jué zhāounique skill; unexpected tricky move (as a last resort); masterstroke; finishing blow
謝絕xiè juéto refuse politely
絕非jué fēiabsolutely not
隔絕gé juéto cut off; to isolate; isolated (from the world)

她拒絕了他的求婚。
tā jù jué le tā de qiú hūn 。
She turned down his proposal.
我絕不能忍受。
wǒ jué bù néng rěn shòu 。
I'll never be able to live this down.
我打算絕不再喝酒。
wǒ dǎ suàn jué bú zài hē jiǔ 。
I plan to never drink again.
你知道我絕不會做那種事。
nǐ zhī dào wǒ jué bú huì zuò nà zhǒng shì 。
You know I would never do that kind of thing.
她曾是班上唱歌絕對的第一名。
tā céng shì bān shàng chàng gē jué duì de dì yī míng 。
She was by far the best singer in the class.