戛 (jiá) — (bound form) to knock gently, to tap
Definition
A bound literary character that rarely stands alone. It appears mainly in 戛然 (jiárán) meaning 'abruptly stopping', a written-style word for a sudden halt in sound or speech.
bound form
(bound form) to knock gentlyto tap
Examples
- 戛，。Tā yòng shǒu zhǐ jiá jī zhuō miàn, fā chū qīng wēi de xiǎng shēng.He tapped the table with his fingers, making a faint sound.
- 戛，。Tā de huà jiá rán tíng zhǐ, sì hū xiǎng qǐ le shén me.He stopped talking abruptly, as if he had remembered something.
- ，。Gù shi jiǎng dào zhè lǐ jiá rán ér zhǐ, liú xià xuán niàn.The story ended abruptly here, leaving a cliffhanger.
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