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Chinese symbol for “slice”

切片
qiē piàn
to slice; slice; thin section of a specimen (for microscopic examination)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for slice is 切片 (qiē piàn), defined as: to slice; slice; thin section of a specimen (for microscopic examination).

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
片 piàn
slice, splinter; page, strip
radical 91 ⽚ · 4 strokes

Other Chinese words for “slice”

WordPinyinMeaning
切qiēto cut; to slice; to carve; (math.) tangential
片piànthin piece; flake
切成qiē chéngto cut up (into pieces); to slice
划切 (劃切)huá qièto slice; to dice

Related words

Other words that share a character with 切片.

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
照片zhào piànphotograph; 张 (zhāng),幅 (fú)
图片 (圖片)tú piànpicture; photograph; 张 (zhāng)

See also: Japanese symbol for “slice”.

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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