反切 fǎn qiè

traditional system expressing the phonetic value of a Chinese character using two other characters, the first for the initial consonant, the second for the rhyme and tone

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. traditional system expressing the phonetic value of a Chinese character using two other characters, the first for the initial consonant, the second for the rhyme and tone

Characters

Character Meaning
反 fǎn HSK 4
opposite; to oppose; against
切 qiè HSK 4
close to; definitely; absolutely (not)