jié

HSK 7-9
common
verb
noun
measure word

Meaning of

截 means to cut off; to sever (long objects); section; segment; length. Pronounced jié. HSK 7-9.

  • to cut off; to sever (long objects)
  • section; segment; length
  • to stop; to block; to detain

Character Info

Radical
Strokes6
Components

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

men
yào
zhè
gēn
tou
jié
chéng
liǎng
duàn
 

We need to cut this log into two sections.

Chú
shī
huáng
guā
jié
chéng
xiǎo
duàn
zuò
shā
 

The chef cut the cucumber into small pieces for the salad.

diàn
huà
xiàn线
jié
chéng
le
liǎng
bàn
 

He severed the telephone line into two halves.

Cái
feng
jié
le
kuài
liào
zuò
chèn
shān
 

The tailor cut a piece of fabric to make a shirt.

Jié
tóu
wěi
de
bào
gào
gèng
jiǎn
jié
 

A report cut off the beginning and end is more concise.