绝

jué

to cut, sever, break off, terminate

How to write 绝, stroke by stroke

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

Pictophonetic: semantic 纟 (thread), phonetic 色

Made of 纟 + 色

绝对jué duìabsolute; unconditional
拒绝jù juéto refuse; to decline; to reject
绝不jué bùin no way; not in the least; absolutely not
绝望jué wàngto despair; to give up all hope; desperate; desperation
灭绝miè juéto become extinct; to die out; to lose (sth abstract) completely; to exterminate
绝地jué dìdanger spot; Jedi (in Star Wars)
绝佳jué jiāexceptionally good
绝妙jué miàoexquisite
绝招jué zhāounique skill; unexpected tricky move (as a last resort); masterstroke; finishing blow
谢绝xiè juéto refuse politely
绝非jué fēiabsolutely not
隔绝gé juéto cut off; to isolate; isolated (from the world)

我绝不能原谅她。
wǒ jué bù néng yuán liàng tā 。
I can on no condition forgive her.
丈夫去世时她十分绝望。
zhàng fu qù shì shí tā shí fēn jué wàng 。
She was in despair when her husband died.
你应该直接拒绝他的要求。
nǐ yīng gāi zhí jiē jù jué tā de yāo qiú 。
You should have refused his request flatly.
领主对他的臣民有绝对权力。
lǐng zhǔ duì tā de chén mín yǒu jué duì quán lì 。
The lord held absolute power over his subjects.
这是一个濒临灭绝的物种。
zhè shì yí gè bīn lín miè jué de wù zhǒng 。
It is an endangered species.