锲而不舍 qiè’érbùshě Keep on carving

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Traditional: 鍥而不捨

Stroke order

锲而不舍 is written in 32 strokes across 4 characters.

锲而不舍 — the Chinese character for Keep on carving (qiè’érbùshě), stroke diagram — Stroke diagram for 锲而不舍 — Keep on carving

锲 — 14 strokes
而 — 6 strokes
不 — 4 strokes
舍 — 8 strokes

Senses

to chip away at a task and not abandon it (idiom); to chisel away at sth
to persevere
unflagging efforts

Characters in 锲而不舍

锲 qiè — to cut; to carve; to engrave
而 ér — and; as well as; and so
不 bù — no; not so; (bound form) not; un-
舍 shě — to give up; to abandon; to give alms

Character meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Related words

锲而不舍 is pronounced qiè’érbùshě and means “Keep on carving”.

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