How is 绝 pronounced?

绝 is pronounced “jué” in pinyin.

What HSK level is 绝?

绝 belongs to HSK 6 in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.

How do you write 绝?

Follow the stroke-order animation above; 绝 is written using standard stroke order. Practice it in the writing trainer.

HSK 6d,g

绝

Traditional: 絕

jué

绝 (jué) means “to cut short; extinct; to disappear; to vanish; absolutely; by no means”. It is an HSK 6 Chinese character (traditional 絕) in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.

Stroke order

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Example

这种手艺几乎要绝了。

Zhè zhǒng shǒuyì jīhū yào jué le.

This craft is almost extinct.

Words containing 绝

拒绝jù juéto refuse; to decline; to reject 杜绝dù juéto put an end to 断绝duàn juéto sever; to break off 绝对jué duìabsolute; unconditional 绝望jué wàngto despair; to give up all hope; desperate; desperation 空前绝后kōng qián jué hòuunprecedented and never to be duplicated; the first and the last; unmatched 络绎不绝luò yì bù jué(idiom) continuously; in an endless stream 滔滔不绝tāo tāo bù jué(idiom) to produce a torrent of words; to talk on and on 谢绝xiè juéto refuse politely 绝大多数jué dà duō shùthe vast majority

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Frequently asked questions

What does 绝 mean?: 绝 (jué) means “to cut short; extinct; to disappear; to vanish; absolutely; by no means”. It is an HSK 6 word.
How is 绝 pronounced?: 绝 is pronounced “jué” in pinyin.
What HSK level is 绝?: 绝 belongs to HSK 6 in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.
How do you write 绝?: Follow the stroke-order animation above; 绝 is written using standard stroke order. Practice it in the writing trainer.

Updated: 2026-07-18