Chinese symbol for “cogent”
剀切
kǎi qiè
Traditional: 剴切
cogent; to the point; earnest; conscientious
The closest CC-CEDICT match for cogent is 剀切 (kǎi qiè), defined as: cogent; to the point; earnest; conscientious.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Related words
Other words that share a character with 剀切.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 一切 | yī qiè | everything; every |
| 密切 | mì qiè | close; intimate; to strengthen (ties, cooperation etc) |
| 切实 (切實) | qiè shí | feasible; realistic |
| 确切 (確切) | què qiè | definite; exact |
| 切断 (切斷) | qiē duàn | to cut off; to sever |
| 亲切 (親切) | qīn qiè | amiable; cordial |
See also: Japanese symbol for “cogent”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.