诀 (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)
诀 (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 讠 (structural) and 夬 (structural). It ranks #2662 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 诀 words 讠 said at a parting 夬; 夬 also provides the pronunciation. Its radical form 讠 (speech) appears in many related characters such as 认 (rèn, to recognize, to admit), 记 (jì, to remember, to record), 识 (shí, to know, knowledge).
Definitions
- 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)
Etymology & Origin
ideographicWords 讠 said at a parting 夬; 夬 also provides the pronunciation
Decomposition: ⿰讠夬 (layout: left-right)
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 秘诀noun | mì jué | variant of 秘訣|秘诀 |
| 诀窍noun | jué qiào | secret |
| 诀别verb | jué bié | to bid farewell |
| 口诀noun | 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... |
| 江湖一点诀 | jiāng hú yī diǎn jué | special technique |
| 永诀式 | yǒng jué shì | funeral |
| 要诀noun | yào jué | the key trick |
| 拖字诀noun | tuō zì jué | delaying tactics |
| 永诀verb | yǒng jué | to part forever |
诀 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 诀 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Example Sentences
诀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.
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...灌3打点!皮肤好到球迷羡慕 搞笑曝护肤祕诀
. . . 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
收假最后一刮赚100万!艺人中奖祕诀曝光 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
...026妆容关键字 妆前急救“5分钟小脸”诀窍公开
. . . 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
“三余书店”留客秘诀曝光!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
很多人问我，青春的诀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
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