锲

qiè

to cut

to carve; to engrave; to chisel; fig. to chisel away at

metal tool (钅) + cut a notch (契) = engrave into

契 originally referred to carving notches into wood or bone to record agreements — a contract sealed by cutting. Adding the metal radical 钅 sharpens the focus onto the chisel or blade doing that work.

钅+契→锲

契ContractSemantic

钅MetalSemantic

工匠用工具锲刻石碑上的文字。

gōng jiàng yòng gōng jù qiè kè shí bēi shàng de wén zì。

The craftsman used tools to chisel the characters onto the stone stele.

他锲而不舍地练习，终于学会了这门手艺。

tā qiè ér bù shě de liàn xí，zhōng yú xué huì le zhè mén shǒu yì。

He chiseled away persistently at his practice and finally mastered this craft.

Words with 锲

锲而不舍

qiè ér bù shě

to chip away at a task and not abandon it (idiom); to chisel away at sth

More characters with 钅

铿铼锂链锁铽销锃