锲

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to cut; to carve; to engrave; to chisel; fig. to chisel away at

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Formation & memory

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Ideographic compound (会意字)

Something engraved 契 in metal 钅; 契 also provides the pronunciation

Components 钅契

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Word	Pinyin	Meaning
锲而不舍	qiè ér bù shě	to chip away at a task and not abandon it (idiom); to chisel away at sth; to persevere; un…