绝
jué
variant of 絕|绝[jue2]
silk thread (纟) + [sound] (色) = cut off, absolute
The silk radical (纟) points to the original meaning: cutting or severing a thread — hence something completely cut off, exhausted, or absolute. 色 mainly contributes the sound jué; the silk component carries the meaning.
这道菜的味道真是绝了。
zhè dào cài de wèi dào zhēn shì jué le。
The flavor of this dish is truly exceptional.
他的画技绝妙，让人看了叹服。
tā de huà jì jué miào，ràng rén kàn le tàn fú。
His painting skill is superb, leaving people who see it full of admiration.
Words with 绝
绝经
jué jīng
menopause
连绵不绝
lián mián bù jué
(idiom) continuous; unending
违时绝俗
wéi shí jué sú
to defy the times and reject custom (idiom); in breach of current conventions
避世绝俗
bì shì jué sú
(idiom) to withdraw from society and live in seclusion
阻绝
zǔ jué
to block
隔绝
gé jué
to cut off; to isolate
韦编三绝
wéi biān sān jué
lit. the leather binding (of the bamboo scroll) has broken three times
风华绝代
fēng huá jué dài
magnificent style unmatched in his generation (idiom); peerless talent
香火不绝
xiāng huǒ bù jué
an unending stream of pilgrims
一骑绝尘
yī qí jué chén
(idiom) to lead the pack by a wide margin; to leave one's competitors trailing behind in one's dust
不绝
bù jué
unending
不绝如缕
bù jué rú lǚ
hanging by a thread