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   卩  糸 刀  ⿰糹⿱刀巴
Mandarin
jue2
English
Definitions
absolutely; cut short; extinct; by no means; to vanish; to disappear; break off; cut; to disapper; sever; terminate
Etymology
Notes
A synonym of 斷; originally threads 絲 (now 糸) with lines 三 indicating cuts; later knife 刀 was substituted to more graphically illustrate the cutting action; finally kneeling person 卩 was added as a phonetic