Definitions

jué (verb) to cut off; to end
jué (adjective,verb) extinct; to disappear; to vanish
jué (adverb) absolutely; by no means

Etymology

Depicts a knife () cutting a thread (). represents the sound. Simplified form of .

Semantic: Phonetic:

About

The character 绝 (traditionally 絕) is a phono-semantic compound. Its semantic radical 纟/糹 (sī) denotes silk or thread, while 色 (sè) serves as the phonetic component. The silk radical reflects the original meaning: to cut or sever a thread. From this concrete action, the meaning extended to abstract concepts like breaking off relationships or terminating connections. It further broadened to express the idea of something unparalleled, extreme, or absolute, moving from the physical act of severing to signify the highest degree of a quality or the total exhaustion of a resource.

Example Sentences Hide

这碗面味道了。

Zhè wǎn miàn wèidào juéle.

This bowl of noodles tastes absolutely amazing.

对是个诚实的人。

Tā juéduì shì gè chéngshí de rén.

He is definitely an honest person.

我们不能放弃希望。

Wǒmen jué bù néng fàngqì xīwàng.

We must never give up hope.

这种机会无仅有。

Zhè zhǒng jīhuì juéwújǐnyǒu.

This kind of opportunity is extremely rare.

山顶的风景堪称一

Shāndǐng de fēngjǐng kān chēng yī jué.

The view from the mountaintop can be called peerless.

双方的关系彻底断了。

Shuāngfāng de guānxì chèdǐ duànjué le.

The relations between the two parties have been completely severed.

他做出了一个佳的决定。

Tā zuò chūle yīgè juéjiā de juédìng.

He made an excellent decision.

望之中,她依然没有断与外界的联系。

Juéwàng zhī zhōng, tā yīrán méiyǒu duànjué yǔ wàijiè de liánxì.

In despair, she still did not cut off contact with the outside world.