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Chinese symbol for “incision”

切口
qiē kǒu
incision; notch; slit; gash

The closest CC-CEDICT match for incision is 切口 (qiē kǒu), defined as: incision; notch; slit; gash; margin of a page; trimmed edge (of a page in a book).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

切 qiē
to cut, to mince, to slice, to carve; close to; eager
radical 18 ⼑ · 4 strokes
口 kǒu
mouth; entrance, gate, opening
radical 30 ⼝ · 3 strokes

Other Chinese words for “incision”

WordPinyinMeaning
刀口dāo kǒuthe edge of a knife; cut

Related words

Other words that share a character with 切口.

WordPinyinMeaning
一切yī qièeverything; every
密切mì qièclose; intimate; to strengthen (ties, cooperation etc)
切实 (切實)qiè shífeasible; realistic
确切 (確切)què qièdefinite; exact
切断 (切斷)qiē duànto cut off; to sever
亲切 (親切)qīn qièamiable; cordial
人口rén kǒupopulation; people
出口chū kǒuan exit; 个 (gè)

See also: Japanese symbol for “incision”.

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.

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