截

截	U+622A, 截 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-622A

Translingual

Han character

截 (Kangxi radical 62, 戈+10, 14 strokes, cangjie input 十戈人土 (JIOG), four-corner 4325₀, composition ⿹𢦏隹)

References

Kangxi Dictionary: page 413, character 32
Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 11639
Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 1409, character 9
Unihan data for U+622A

Chinese

simp. and trad.		截
alternative forms		𢧵

Glyph origin

Characters in the same phonetic series (截) (Zhengzhang, 2003)

	Old Chinese
巀	zaːd, zeːd
截	*zeːd
蠽	*ʔsed

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *zeːd) : phonetic 雀 (OC *ʔsewɢ) + semantic 戈.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jié (jie²)

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄝˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zit⁶
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chiet
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): chia̍t / choe̍h / che̍h

(Teochew, Peng'im): zoih⁸

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jié
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄝˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jié
  - Wade–Giles: chieh²
  - Yale: jyé
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jye
  - Palladius: цзе (cze)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɛ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jiér
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄝˊㄦ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jiér
  - Wade–Giles: chieh²-ʼrh
  - Yale: jyér
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jye'l
  - Palladius: цзер (czer)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɛɻ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: zit⁶
  - Yale: jiht
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzit⁹
  - Guangdong Romanization: jid⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siːt̚²/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chiet
  - Hakka Romanization System: jied^ˋ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: jiad⁵
  - Sinological IPA: /t͡si̯et̚²/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chia̍t
  - Tâi-lô: tsia̍t
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ciat
  - IPA (Xiamen, Taipei, Kaohsiung): /t͡siɛt̚⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡siɛt̚²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡siɛt̚¹²¹/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Jinjiang, Philippines)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: choe̍h
  - Tâi-lô: tsue̍h
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zoeh
  - IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung, Xiamen): /t͡sueʔ⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou, Jinjiang, Philippines): /t͡sueʔ²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Kaohsiung, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: che̍h
  - Tâi-lô: tse̍h
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zeh
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡seʔ¹²¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡seʔ⁴/

Note:

chia̍t - literary;
choe̍h - vernacular (“to slice”);
che̍h - vernacular.

(Teochew)
- Peng'im: zoih⁸
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tso̍ih
- Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡soiʔ⁴/

Old Chinese
(Baxter–Sagart): /*[dz]ˤet/

(Zhengzhang): /*zeːd/

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	截
Reading #	1/1
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	jié
Middle Chinese	‹ dzet ›
Old Chinese	/*[dz]ˁet/
English	cut, trim
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. [t] as coda may in fact be -t or -p; Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	截
Reading #	1/1
No.	6471
Phonetic component	截
Rime group	月
Rime subdivision	2
Corresponding MC rime	𢧵
Old Chinese	/*zeːd/
Notes	說文作從戈雀聲，疑會意

Definitions

截

to cut off; to sever; to slice
截肉 [Hokkien] ― choe̍h bah [Pe̍h-ōe-jī] ― to slice meat
to bar; to stop; to obstruct; to block
to close; to end
section
Classifier for sections or lengths of objects.
neat; well-ordered; orderly
Alternative form of 接 (jiē, “to pick up”)
a surname: Jie

Synonyms

(to cut off): 切斷／切断 (qiēduàn), 割斷／割断 (gēduàn)

Dialectal synonyms of 切 (“to cut with a knife; to slice”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		切
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	切
Northeastern Mandarin	Taiwan	切
Jilu Mandarin	Jinan	切
Central Plains Mandarin	Xi'an	切
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	切
Southwestern Mandarin	Wuhan	切
Jianghuai Mandarin	Yangzhou	切
Jianghuai Mandarin	Hefei	切
Cantonese	Guangzhou	切
	Hong Kong	切
	Yangjiang	切
Gan	Nanchang	切
Hakka	Meixian	切
Jin	Taiyuan	切
Northern Min	Jian'ou	切
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	削
Southern Min	Xiamen	截, 切
	Taipei	切, 截
	New Taipei (Sanxia)	切
	Kaohsiung	切
	Yilan	𠞩, 切
	Changhua (Lukang)	切
	Taichung	切
	Tainan	𠞩, 切
	Hsinchu	切, 截
	Kinmen	切, 截
	Penghu (Magong)	切, 截
	Manila (Hokkien)	切, 截
	Chaozhou	截
Wu	Suzhou	切
Wu	Wenzhou	切
Xiang	Changsha	切
Xiang	Shuangfeng	切

(to bar):

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不通 (bùtōng)
堵塞
堵截 (dǔjié)
堵窒 (Xiamen Hokkien, Zhangzhou Hokkien)
妨礙 / 妨碍 (fáng'ài)
徑杈 / 径杈 (Hakka)
掛礙 / 挂碍 (guà'ài)
擋 / 挡
擋住 / 挡住 (dǎngzhù)
攔 / 拦 (lán)
攔住 / 拦住 (lánzhù)
攔截 / 拦截 (lánjié)
攔擋 / 拦挡 (lándǎng)
攔閘 / 拦闸 (Hokkien)
攔阻 / 拦阻 (lánzǔ)
有礙 / 有碍 (yǒu'ài)
梗塞
滯滯 / 滞滞 (Hokkien)
滯礙 / 滞碍 (zhì'ài)
礙噠 / 碍哒 (ngai⁵ da) (Xiang)
窒礙 / 窒碍 (zhì'ài) (literary)
蔽塞 (bìsè) (literary)
蔽障 (bìzhàng)
遮 (literary, or in compounds)
邀 (yāo)
閉塞 / 闭塞 (bìsè)
阻住 (zo² zyu⁶) (Cantonese)
阻塞
阻撓 / 阻挠 (zǔnáo)
阻擋 / 阻挡 (zǔdǎng)
阻攔 / 阻拦 (zǔlán)
阻滯 / 阻滞 (zǔzhì)
阻礙 / 阻碍 (zǔ'ài)
阻窒 (Hokkien)
障礙 / 障碍 (zhàng'ài)

Antonyms

(antonym(s) of “to bar”):

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放行 (fàngxíng)
暢通 / 畅通 (chàngtōng)
通行 (tōngxíng)

Compounds

Japanese

Kanji

截

(Hyōgai kanji)

to cut, to sever

Readings

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
截
せつ Hyōgai
kan'on

From Middle Chinese 截. Compare modern Cantonese 截 (zit⁶).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [se̞t͡sɨ]

Affix

截(せつ) • (setsu)

Derived terms

截枝 (せっし, sesshi): a method of pruning, whereby tree branches are removed to prompt new growth at the site of the old branches
截取 (せっしゅ, sesshu): cutting off, cutting away
截然 (せつぜん, setsuzen): clearly delineated, clearly distinct; clearly cut away
截断 (せつだん, setsudan): cutting something out, off, or away; amputation; a section or cross-section, as in mathematics
截断言 (せつだんげん, setsudangen): archaic term for 終止形 (shūshikei, “terminal form”)
截頭 (せっとう, settō): a clipped point, as when a leaf or flower-petal tip is snipped
直截 (ちょくせつ, chokusetsu): direct, straightforward

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
截
さい Hyōgai
kan'yōon

Probably originally a misreading based on this character's visual and semantic similarity to 裁, commonly read as sai.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [sa̠i]

Affix

截(さい) • (sai)

Derived terms

截金 (さいきん, saikin): thin layers of gold leaf cut into various shapes
截然 (さいぜん, saizen): clearly delineated, clearly distinct
截断 (さいだん, saidan): distinction between right and wrong; cutting cloth, paper, or some other substance into a defined pattern or shape
截留 (さいりゅう, sairyū): embezzlement by government officials in ancient Japan
截癱 (さいなん, sainan): a kind of motor paralysis in the lower leg or lower torso, due to spinal damage or chronic alcoholism

Korean

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 截 (*dzhet).

Hanja

Korean Wikisource has texts containing the hanja:

截

Wikisource

截 (eumhun 끊을 절 (kkeuneul jeol))

hanja form^? of 절 (“sever”)
Synonym: 切 (절 (jeol))

Synonym: 絶 (절 (jeol))

Compounds

절두체 (截頭體, jeolduche, “frustum”)
절취 (截取, jeolchwi, “cutting off, cutting away”)
절취선 (截取線, jeolchwiseon, “perforated line”)

References

국제퇴계학회 대구경북지부 (國際退溪學會大邱慶北支部) (2007). Digital Hanja Dictionary, 전자사전／電子字典. [1]

Vietnamese

Han character

截: Hán Nôm readings: tiệt, sịt, tét, tĩu

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