切 · Zhang Zhi
Qiē / qiè. The Shuowen Jiezi: 「刌也。从刀七聲」 — ‘to chop into portions’, a knife (刀) with 七 as phonetic. The first tone qiē keeps that literal edge (切割, to cut). The falling tone qiè carries everything a tattoo would want: 恳切 (earnest), 亲切 (warm, $9.00 – Purchase Checkout Added to cart