诀
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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)
- HSK 3.0
- Level 7–9
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 言 +4
- Structure
- Left–right 左右
- Traditional
- 訣
- Common rank
- #3,058
- Unicode
- U+8BC0
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Formation & memory
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How 诀 is formed
Ideographic compound (会意字)
Words 讠 said at a parting 夬; 夬 also provides the pronunciation
Components 讠 夬
Words with 诀
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| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 江湖一点诀 | special technique; trick of the trade; knack | |
| 十六字诀 | 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… | |
| 永诀式 | funeral | |
| 拖字诀 | delaying tactics | |
| 口诀 | mnemonic chant; rhyme for remembering (arithmetic tables, character stroke order etc) | |
| 诀别 | to bid farewell; to part (usually with little hope of meeting again) | |
| 要诀 | the key trick; the secret of success | |
| 永诀 | to part forever; eternal parting (i.e. death) | |
| 秘诀 | variant of 秘訣|秘诀[mi4 jue2] | |
| 秘诀 | secret know-how; key (to longevity); secret (of happiness); recipe (for success) | |
| 诀窍 | secret; trick; knack; key |