诀 (jué): knack; trick of the trade

Meanings

1 knack; trick of the trade
2 rhymed mnemonic formula
3 to bid a final farewell

Characters

诀

jué

knack; final farewell

Examples

学好语言的秘诀就是多练习。

Xuéhǎo yǔyán de mìjué jiùshì duō liànxí.

The secret to learning a language well is to keep practicing.

离别前，两人伤心地诀别。

Líbié qián, liǎng rén shāngxīn de juébié.

Before leaving, the two of them said a sad farewell.

Tips

usage

诀 has two clusters: the knack sense in 秘诀 (secret) and 口诀 (rhyming formula), and the parting sense in 诀别 (to part forever).

Components

radical

讠 yán

speech; words

The left-side speech radical, compressed form of 言. Both senses are verbal: a spoken mnemonic and words said at a final parting, so the speech radical anchors 诀.

phonetic

夬 guài

to part; decisive

Supplies the sound (related to jué) and a faint flavor of decisive parting that fits the farewell sense. The same element appears in 决 and 缺.

Stroke Order

诀 jué

Related Words

诀别 juébié HSK 7-9 #35,672

to bid farewell forever / to part for good / a final parting

诀窍 juéqiào HSK 7-9 #11,586

knack / trick / secret technique

秘诀 mìjué HSK 7-9 #8,873

secret (to success) / key (tip or trick) / knack

要诀 yàojué

the key trick / the secret of success / essential knack

拖字诀 tuōzìjué

delaying tactics / the "drag-it-out" strategy / stonewalling

技巧 jìqiǎo HSK 4 #2,840

skill / technique / trick

圈套 quāntào HSK 7-9 #5,038

trap / snare / trick

把戏 bǎxì #4,783

trick / acrobatic performance / ploy

花样 huāyàng HSK 7-9 #4,663

pattern / variety / trick

手法 shǒufǎ HSK 5 #4,335

technique; method; skill / trick; gimmick (negative) / artistic technique (in writing, painting, etc.)