截 jié
- Strokes
- 14
- Radical
- 戈 — spear, lance, halberd
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
截
jié
to cut off; to intercept; section
Character
Example phrases
- 海关在港口截下了一批伪造标签的医疗器械。 Hǎiguān zài gǎngkǒu jié xià le yì pī wěizào biāoqiān de yīliáo qìxiè. Customs intercepted a batch of medical devices with forged labels at the port.
- 他把一根长绳截成了两段。 Tā bǎ yì gēn cháng shéng jiéchéng le liǎng duàn. He cut a long rope into two pieces.
- 这截木头太短了，做不了桌腿。 Zhè jié mùtou tài duǎn le, zuò bù liǎo zhuōtuǐ. This piece of wood is too short to make a table leg.
Related words
- 截至 jiézhì as of, up to
- 截止 jiézhǐ to end, to cut off
- 截然不同 jiéránbùtóng entirely different
- 斩钉截铁 zhǎndīngjiétiě resolute and decisive; firm and categorical
- 劈 pī to split; to chop; to cleave
- 切割 qiēgē to cut; to segment
- 捞 lāo to scoop up; to fish out; to gain benefits unfairly
- 绞 jiǎo to twist; to wring
- 抠 kōu to pick out; stingy
- 揉 róu to rub; to knead
- 揪 jiū to grab; to clutch; to pull
- 拧 níng to pinch and twist; to wring; to knit/twist