绝

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to cut short; extinct; to disappear; to vanish; absolutely; by no means

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Formation & memory

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Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

纟 meaning “thread” + 色 sound ( sè )

Components 纟色

discontinue · Heisig RSH #1331

thread + 色 color

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
天无绝人之路	tiān wú jué rén zhī lù	Heaven never bars one's way (idiom); don't despair and you will find a way through.; Never…
绝大多数	jué dà duō shù	the vast majority
绝对大多数	jué duì dà duō shù	absolute majority
绝门儿	jué mén r	extinct profession; lost trade; unique skill; astonishing; fantastic
绝对多数	jué duì duō shù	absolute majority
绝大部分	jué dà bù fen	overwhelming majority
香火不绝	xiāng huǒ bù jué	an unending stream of pilgrims
空前绝后	kōng qián jué hòu	unprecedented and never to be duplicated; the first and the last; unmatched; unique
绝对数字	jué duì shù zì	absolute (as opposed to relative) number
绝口不提	jué kǒu bù tí	(idiom) to avoid mentioning
风华绝代	fēng huá jué dài	magnificent style unmatched in his generation (idiom); peerless talent
不绝	bù jué	unending; uninterrupted
绝不	jué bù	in no way; not in the least; absolutely not
绝学	jué xué	(literary) lost or nearly lost body of knowledge; (literary) consummate mastery (in a fiel…
绝地	jué dì	danger spot; Jedi (in Star Wars)
气绝	qì jué	to take one's last breath; dying
绝气	jué qì	to expire
不绝于耳	bù jué yú ěr	(of sound) to never stop; to fall incessantly on the ear; to linger on
绝色	jué sè	(of a woman) remarkably beautiful; stunning
绝命书	jué mìng shū	suicide note

Characters sharing the sound component 色 — compare how they read.

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
色 sound part	sè	color, tint, hue, shade; beauty, form; sex
铯	sè	cesium