锲 Stroke Order

锲 鍥 qiè 1. 用刀子刻。 [En.] To carve with a knife. Example: ～金镂玉。～而不舍。 [En.] Carving gold and engraving jade. Never give up on carving. 2. 截断。 [En.] To cut. 名词: 本义: 镰刀 [En.] Original meaning: sickle. 造字法: 形声。从金，契(qì)声。 [En.] Phonetic composition: a pictophonetic character composed of "metal" and the phonetic "qì". 引文: 1. 《说文》：锲，镰也。 [En.] "Shuōwén Jiězì": "锲" means sickle. 2. 《六书故》引蜀本：刎镰，一曰小镰，南方用以乂谷。 [En.] "Liùshū Gù" quoted from the Shu original text: A knotted sickle is also called a small sickle, used in the south for harvesting grain. 3. 《方言五》：刈钩，自关而西，或谓之锲。 [En.] "Fāngyán Wǔ": "刈钩" from Guan to the west is also called "锲". 例: 又如: 锲刀(镰刀) [En.] For example: "锲刀" (sickle). 动词: 假借为“洯”。用刀子刻。 [En.] Borrowed for "洯". To carve with a knife. 引文: 1. 《左传·定公四年》：锲其轴。 注:“刻也。” [En.] "Zuo Zhuan, Year of Duke Ding": "锲" means to carve. 2. 《荀子·劝学》：锲而舍之，朽木不折。 [En.] "Xunzi, On Learning": If you carve and then abandon it, rotting wood will not break. 例: 又如: 锲而不舍。 [En.] For example: "锲而不舍" (to persevere in carving). 2. 截断。 [En.] To cut. 引文: 1. 《左传》：尽借邑人之车，锲其轴，麻约而归之。 [En.] "Zuo Zhuan": Borrowed all the villagers' carts, cut their axles, and returned them wrapped in hemp.