qiè

sickle

Something engraved  in metal also provides the pronunciation

Components
钅 meaning component

  Meaning component

jīn

  

metal

契 sound,meaning component

  Sound Meaning component

  

deed

Evolution

锲 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
锲 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
锲 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

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qiè

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

Most common words with 锲
Freq.
Word
Meaning

锲而不舍

to persevere

to cut