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Characters, words, pinyin or English

截 jié to cut off

to cut off; to obstruct; to stop; segment; to intercept; section

How to remember 截: 𢦏 wound + 隹 pigeon = to cut off. Grandpa still has a wound from the last pigeon raid on his picnic, so this time he waves the bread knife to cut off their attack.

  • HSK 6
  • 14 strokes
  • Radical 戈

Component breakdown

截 = 𢦏 wound + 隹 pigeon

  • 𢦏 wound
  • 隹 pigeon
The Gushi story

Grandpa still has a wound from the last pigeon raid on his picnic, so this time he waves the bread knife to cut off their attack.

How it is used

  • To cut off/intercept, or a section - 拦截 (lánjié) intercept, 截断 (jiéduàn) sever, 截取 (jiéqǔ) take a segment of.
  • 'By a deadline': 截止 (jiézhǐ) to close/end (a deadline), 截至 (jiézhì) as of (a date): 截至今天 (jiézhì jīntiān) as of today.
  • 截然不同 (jiérán-bùtóng) = completely different; measure word 一截 (yì jié) a length/piece.

Words with 截

Example sentences

  • 学校5号截止报名。 Xuéxiào wǔ hào jiézhǐ bàomíng.The deadline for enrolling in the school is on the 5th.