jié

common
literary

Meaning of

诘 means to question closely; to interrogate; to cross-examine. Pronounced jié.

  • to question closely; to interrogate; to cross-examine

Character Info

Radical
Strokes8
Components

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

Jǐng
chá
pán
jié
le
xián
rén
zhěng
zhěng
liǎng
xiǎo
shí
 

The police interrogated the suspect for a full two hours.

Miàn
duì
zhě
de
jié
wèn
 
yán
duì
 

Faced with the reporter's pressing questions, he was speechless.

fǎn
jié
dào
 
 '
yǒu
shén
me
zhèng
zhèng
míng
 
 '

He retorted: 'What evidence do you have to prove it?'

Shàng
jié
bàn
shì
 

His superiors reprimanded him for not handling the matter properly.