(jué): to bid farewell, tricks of the trade, pithy mnemonic formula (e.g. Mao Zedong's 16-character mantra 十六字訣|十六字诀 on guerrilla warfare)

(jué) is a Chinese character meaning “to bid farewell.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of (structural) and (structural). It ranks #2662 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Etymologically derived, words 讠 said at a parting 夬; 夬 also provides the pronunciation. Its radical form (speech) appears in many related characters such as (rèn, to recognize, to admit), (, to remember, to record), (shí, to know, knowledge).

Native pronunciation

Definitions

  1. to bid farewell
  2. tricks of the trade
  3. pithy mnemonic formula (e.g. Mao Zedong's 16-character mantra 十六字訣|十六字诀 on guerrilla warfare)

Etymology & Origin

ideographicWords 讠 said at a parting 夬; 夬 also provides the pronunciation

Decomposition: ⿰讠夬 (layout: left-right)

Stroke Order

1
2
3
4
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6

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Words & Compounds

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
mì juévariant of 秘訣|秘诀[mi4 jue2]
jué qiàosecret
jué biéto bid farewell
kǒu juémnemonic chant
shí liù zì jué16-character formula, esp. Mao Zedong's mantra on guerrilla warfare: 敵進我退,敵駐我擾,敵疲我打,敵退我追|敌进我退,敌驻我扰,敌疲我打,敌退我追[di2 jin4...
jiāng hú yī diǎn juéspecial technique
yǒng jué shìfuneral
yào juéthe key trick
tuō zì juédelaying tactics
yǒng juéto part forever
10
Total compounds
20
As first character
70
As last character
10
As middle character

appears in 10 compound words: 20 as the first character, 70 as the last, and 10 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.

Strongest Collocations

Characters that most frequently co-occur with in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.

qiào
0.696341 co-occurrences
0.4831,115 co-occurrences
bié
0.431816 co-occurrences
jiàn
0.408150 co-occurrences
xún
0.406186 co-occurrences
cāng
0.40648 co-occurrences
sòng
0.39530 co-occurrences
mài
0.39196 co-occurrences
lóng
0.349210 co-occurrences
0.33378 co-occurrences

Example Sentences

AI-Generated

语是交流思想的重要工具。

jué yǔ shì jiāo liú sī xiǎng de chóng yāo gōng jù .

Mnemonics are an important tool for communicating ideas.

GvmMar 2026

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yù nèi xiàng yù chéng gōng de 祕 jué ? G o o g l e méi tǐ guān xì zǒng jiān : jiàn lì rén mài xiàng gēng . . .

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Nownews今日新聞Feb 2026

...灌3打点!皮肤好到球迷羡慕 搞笑曝护肤祕

. . . guàn 3 dǎ diǎn ! pí fū hǎo dào qiú mí xiàn mù gǎo xiào pù hù fū 祕 jué

... Pouring 3 RBIs! The skin is so good that fans envy it and reveal skin care secrets in a funny way

Nownews今日新聞Feb 2026

收假最后一刮赚100万!艺人中奖祕曝光 1号码至少6000入袋

shōu jiǎ zuì hòu yī guā zhuàn 1 0 0 wàn ! yì rén zhōng jiǎng 祕 jué pù guāng 1 hào mǎ zhì shǎo 6 0 0 0 rù dài

Collect the last scratch to earn 1 million! The secret of the artist's winning is exposed, and the number is at least 6,000 in the bag

TvbsFeb 2026

...026妆容关键字 妆前急救“5分钟小脸”窍公开

. . . 0 2 6 zhuāng róng guān jiàn zì zhuāng qián jí jiù 5 fēn zhōng xiǎo liǎn jué qiào gōng kāi

... 026 Makeup keywords The trick of first aid "5 minutes for a small face" before makeup is revealed

EttodayFeb 2026

“三余书店”留客秘曝光!活动出席达9成 铁粉甘心原价买书

sān yú shū diàn liú kè mì jué pù guāng ! huó dòng chū xí dá 9 chéng tiě fěn gān xīn yuán jià mǎi shū

The secret of "Sanyu Bookstore" to retain customers is exposed! 90% of the attendees of the event were willing to buy books at the original price

Tatoeba

很多人问我,青春的别是否意味着年迈的将近。

Hěn duō rén wèn wǒ, qīngchūn de juébié shìfǒu yìwèizhe niánmài de jiāngjìn.

A lot of people ask me whether bidding goodbye to youth means old age is near.

Character Family

Homophones — Characters pronounced jué

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 诀 (jué) mean in Chinese?
诀 (jué) primarily means "to bid farewell." It is classified as HSK Level 7-9, making it an expert-level character. It ranks #2662 in character frequency.
How many strokes does 诀 have?
诀 is written with 6 strokes. The correct stroke order matters for recognition and handwriting speed — practice with the animated guide above to build proper technique.
What is the radical of 诀?
The radical associated with 诀 is 讠 (speech). This radical appears in many characters related to speech.
What are the components of 诀?
诀 is composed of: 讠 (structural), 夬 (structural). Its IDS decomposition is ⿰讠夬 with a left-right layout. Understanding the components helps with both memorization and recognizing related characters.
What are common words containing 诀?
Common words with 诀 include: 秘诀 (mì jué, "variant of 秘訣|秘诀[mi4 jue2]"); 诀窍 (jué qiào, "secret"); 诀别 (jué bié, "to bid farewell"); 口诀 (kǒu jué, "mnemonic chant"); 十六字诀 (shí liù zì jué, "16-character formula, esp. Mao Zedong's mantra on guerrilla warfare: 敵進我退,敵駐我擾,敵疲我打,敵退我追|敌进我退,敌驻我扰,敌疲我打,敌退我追[di2 jin4..."). There are over 10 compound words containing this character.
What characters sound the same as 诀 (jué)?
Several characters share the pronunciation jué: 决 (to decide), 绝 (absolutely, to cut off), 觉 (to feel, to sleep), 倔 (gruff), and 3 more. Context and tones help distinguish between them in speech and writing.
Is 诀 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?
Yes, 诀 is written the same way in both simplified and traditional Chinese.

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Character data sourced from Unihan (Unicode Consortium), SUBTLEX-CH frequency corpus (Cai & Brysbaert, 2010), and Make Me a Hanzi (stroke data). Collocation strength measured via NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information). Verified by the HanziFeed linguistics team.

HSK classification follows the HSK 3.0 Standard (Center for Language Education and Cooperation, CLEC, 2022 revision). Idiom data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Data last verified: March 2026.