How to write 锲

锲 鍥 qiè 1. 用刀子刻。 (To carve with a knife.) 2. 截断。 (To cut.) 3. 假借为“洯”。用刀子刻。 (Used as a borrowed term for "洯". To carve with a knife.) 4. 截断。 (To cut.) 名 【本义】:镰刀 (Original meaning: sickle.) 【造字法】:形声。从金，契( qì)声。 (Character formation: phono-semantic; composed of the element for metal and the sound element "契" (qì).) 引 1. 《说文》：锲，镰也。 (Shuo Wen: "锲" means sickle.) 2. 《六书故》引蜀本》：刎镰，一曰小镰，南方用以乂谷。 (Liushu Gu: A type of sickle, also called a small sickle, used in the southern regions for harvesting grains.) 3. 《方言五》：刈钩，自关而西，或谓之锲。 (Fang Yan: The cutting hook, from Guanguan to the West, is sometimes referred to as "锲".) 例 又如:锲刀(镰刀) (For example: "锲刀" (sickle).) 动 假借为“洯”。用刀子刻。 (Used as a borrowed term for "洯". To carve with a knife.) 引 1. 《左传·定公四年》：锲其轴。注：“刻也。” (Zuo Zhuan: "Carve its axle." Note: "To carve.") 2. 《荀子·劝学》：锲而舍之，朽木不折。 (Xunzi: "If you carve and then stop, the rotten wood will not bend.") 例 又如: 锲而不舍。 (For example: "锲而不舍", meaning to carve persistently.) 2. 截断。 (To cut.) 引 1. 《左传》：尽借邑人之车，锲其轴，麻约而归之。 (Zuo Zhuan: "Completely borrowed the townsfolk's carts, cutting their axles, and wrapped them in hemp to return them.")