截 (zit6 | jie2) : cut; intercept; section

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截

zit6

jie2

[1] [v] cut; sever; truncate
[2] [v] intercept; stop; block
[3] [classifier] section; chunk; length
[4] [v] end/close by; set (a deadline)

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Stroke count: 14

Level: 3

Radical: 戈 (#62)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

截

This word has been viewed 6767 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 26th Jun 2011 02:00

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截止時間 zit6 zi2 si4 gaan1*3 = deadline

半截 bun3 zit6 ban4 jie2 = a half-section; half a section

斬釘截鐵 zaam2 deng1 zit6 tit3 zhan3 ding1 jie2 tie3 = (saying) definitely; without a doubt

截止 zit6 zi2 jie2 zhi3 = to close; to stop; [n] cut-off point; deadline

截至 zit6 zi3 jie2 zhi4 = up to (a time), by (a time)

半截裙 bun3 zit6 kwan4 = half-slip (underclothing)

侵截 cam1 zit6 qin1 jie2 = to hack (computer)

侵截者 cam1 zit6 ze2 qin1 jie2 zhe3 = (computer) hacker

截痕 zit6 han4 jie2 hen2 = cross-section

橫截面 waang4 zit6 min6 heng2 jie2 mian4 = cross-section
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Decimal representation of this word: 截
Unicode code for this character: U+622a (off-site link)

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