截
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jié · to cut off, to obstruct, to stop

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HSK 3.0 · Level 7-9Frequency #5791
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14Total strokes

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Upper-right enclosureCharacter structure

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戈Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 截

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Example sentences

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Jié zhì shàng zhōu, wǒ huán méi yǒu shōu dào dá fù.截至上週,我還沒有收到答覆。

Up to last week, I hadn't received a reply.

Source: Tatoeba #804537 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Jiāo zuò yè de jié zhǐ rì qī shì xià zhōuyī.交作业的截止日期是下周一。

The homework is due next Monday.

Source: Tatoeba #843497 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Rì yǔ hé hàn yǔ de hàn zì fā yīn jié rán bù tóng, duì ma?日语和汉语的汉字发音截然不同,对吗?

The Japanese and Chinese pronunciation for kanji is very different, isn't it?

Source: Tatoeba #10194180 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ zhǎn dīng jié tiě dì jù jué le.我斩钉截铁地拒绝了。

I flatly refused.

Source: Tatoeba #414045 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Mǎ lì zǎo yǐ biànde tài xū ruò qiáo cuì, sì hū yǐ jīng bàn jié rù tǔ.玛丽早已变得太虚弱憔悴,似乎已经半截入土。

Mary had become so frail and gaunt that it seemed she already had one foot in the grave.

Source: Tatoeba #10535323 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā cóng bú yāoqiú tā zhíjiéliǎodàng dì gěi chū dá fù.她从不要求他直截了当地给出答复。

She never expects a straight answer from him.

Source: Tatoeba #8750767 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 截 in context

  1. Say jié, then recall the core meaning: to cut off, to obstruct, to stop.
  2. Write all 14 strokes while keeping the upper-right enclosure balanced.
  3. Use it in 截至 (jié zhì), meaning “up to”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 截 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.