绝

• 拼音: jué
• 汉字拆解: 绝 = 纟(silk) + 色 (color) — silk being cut off, absolute end

含义

Absolutely; extremely; to cut off; to be extinct. Expresses extremity or finality.

A versatile character with strong emphatic force. As an adverb, it intensifies negatives or superlatives. As a verb, it means to sever or become extinct. Appears in many compounds: 绝对 (absolute), 绝望 (despair), 拒绝 (refuse), 灭绝 (exterminate). Often conveys a sense of finality or extremity.

例句

1. 这个消息绝不能泄露出去，否则后果不堪设想。
2. 这道菜的味道绝了，你一定要尝尝。
3. 为了保护濒临绝种的动物，政府采取了严格措施。

用法指南

语境: emphasis, prohibitions, exclamations

语气: emphatic

正确说法

• 我绝不会放弃！(I will absolutely never give up!)
• 这风景真是绝了！(This scenery is absolutely stunning!)

错误说法

• 绝好吃。(Needs the right structure — say 绝对好吃 or 好吃极了 or just 绝了)

起源与历史

Depicts silk threads being cut, symbolizing severance or termination. Extended to mean extreme or absolute, as in reaching the ultimate point.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal