Chinese symbol for “shear”
切变
qiē biàn
Traditional: 切變
shear (physics)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for shear is 切变 (qiē biàn), defined as: shear (physics).
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “shear”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 剪切力 | jiǎn qiē lì | shear; shearing force |
| 剪力 | jiǎn lì | shear; shearing force |
| 剪切 | jiǎn qiē | to cut (with scissors or similar tool); to shear; (geology) shear |
| 揃 | jiān | shear |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 切变.
| 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 |
| 改变 (改變) | gǎi biàn | to change; to alter |
| 变化 (變化) | biàn huà | (intransitive) to change; to vary; change; variation |
See also: Japanese symbol for “shear”.
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.