截 jié
- Strokes
- 14
- Radical
- 戈 — spear, lance, halberd
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
截然不同
jiéránbùtóng
entirely different
Characters in this word
然 rán
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 灬 — fire
- Made of
- 肰 dog meat 灬 fire
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
不 bù
- Strokes
- 4
- Radical
- 一 — one
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
同 tóng
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 口 — mouth
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 两份报告使用了同一组数据，却得出了截然不同的政策建议。 Liǎng fèn bàogào shǐyòng le tóng yì zǔ shùjù, què déchū le jiérán bùtóng de zhèngcè jiànyì. The two reports used the same set of data, yet arrived at entirely different policy recommendations.
- 双胞胎兄弟的性格截然不同。 Shuāngbāotāi xiōngdì de xìnggé jiérán bùtóng. The twin brothers have entirely different personalities.
- 夏天和冬天的景色截然不同。 Xiàtiān hé dōngtiān de jǐngsè jiérán bùtóng. The scenery in summer and winter is completely different.
Related words
- 截至 jiézhì as of, up to
- 截止 jiézhǐ to end, to cut off
- 截 jié to cut off; to intercept; section
- 斩钉截铁 zhǎndīngjiétiě resolute and decisive; firm and categorical
- 大自然 dàzìrán nature
- 忽然 hūrán suddenly
- 然后 ránhòu then; after that
- 虽然 suīrán although
- 必然 bìrán inevitable; certain to happen
- 当然 dāngrán of course
- 果然 guǒrán sure enough; as expected
- 仍然 réngrán still