Ideographic: Words 讠 said at a parting 夬; 夬 also provides the pronunciationRadical:

meaning for jué:

  • - to bid farewell
  • - tricks of the trade
  • - pithy mnemonic formula (e.g. Mao Zedong's 16-character mantra 十六字诀 on guerrilla warfare)secret know-how
  • - key (to longevity)
  • - secret (of happiness)
  • - recipe (for success)secret
  • - trick
  • - knack
  • - keyto bid farewell
  • - to part (usually with little hope of meeting again)mnemonic chant
  • - rhyme for remembering (arithmetic tables, character stroke order etc)to part forever
  • - eternal parting (i.e. death)