切韵 Traditional form: 切韻 Pinyin (reading): Qièyùn Definitions: Qieyun, the first Chinese rime dictionary from 601 AD, containing 11,500 single-character entries Characters: 切 - to cut, to mince, to slice, to carve; close to; eager 韵 - rhyme; vowel Traditional characters: 切 - to cut, to mince, to slice, to carve; close to; eager 韻 - rhyme; vowel