謋 (huò) - The sound of cutting or tearing, especially of & a sharp cutting sound.

謋Tone 4

huò ｜ 17 strokes ｜ radical:

慧佳

謋 · huò

The sound of cutting or tearing, especially of flesh or muscle;

a sharp cutting sound.

The sound of cutting or tearing, especially ofa sharp cutting sound.

Usage highlights

The sound of cuttingCutting soundSound of tearing fleshSharp cutting noise謋謋 sound

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Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The sound of the knife cutting through meat (謋然).
  • He heard the tearing sound of muscle (謋的一声).
  • The butcher's cleaver made a sharp sound (謋謋作响).

Collocations

  • The sound of cutting(謋然)
  • Cutting sound(謋声)
  • Sound of tearing flesh(謋肉声)
  • Sharp cutting noise(謋响)
  • 謋謋 sound(謋謋)

Idioms

  • The sound of cutting flesh(謋然已解)
  • With a cutting sound(謋然而解)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • This character appears in classical Chinese texts describing butchery or dissection.
  • It is famously used in Zhuangzi's 'Cook Ding' parable describing the perfect cutting of an ox.
  • Represents the ideal of skillful, effortless cutting in Daoist philosophy.

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