Usage of the character 锲
qiè
锲
[鍥]
- to cut
- to carve
- to engrave
- to chisel
- fig. to chisel away at
qiè'érbùshě
锲而不舍
[鍥而不捨]
- to chip away at a task and not abandon it (idiom); to chisel away at sth
- to persevere
- unflagging efforts