截 (jié) — (verb) to cut off; to intercept; to stop; (classifier) for sections, chunks, or lengths (e.g., of wood, pipe, etc.)
Definition
As a verb, 截 means to cut off or stop something in progress (a signal, a supply, someone's words), sharper than 割 ('to cut' with a blade). As a classifier, it measures a cut section of something long (a pipe, a log), unlike 块 for general chunks.
verb
to cut offto interceptto stop
classifier
for sectionschunksor lengths (e.g., of wood, pipe, etc.)
Easily confused
- 栽zāilook-aliketo plant; to grow
- 节jiésound-alike(classifier) for segments of connected things: lessons, train cars, sections
- 裁cáilook-aliketo cut (fabric, paper, etc.)
- 结jiésound-alike(noun) knot
- 戴dàilook-aliketo put on or wear (glasses, hat, gloves, jewelry, etc.)
- 劫jiésound-aliketo rob; to plunder; to seize by force
Examples
- 截。Tā bǎ shéng zi jié chéng liǎng duàn.He cut the rope into two sections.
- 截。Nà yì jié mù tou hěn zhòng.That section of wood is very heavy.
- 。Tā de huà bèi jié duàn le.His words were cut off.
Origin
Sound + meaning六书liùshū
形声xíngshēngMost characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.
截 combines 戈 and 雀, with 雀 supplying the sound.
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