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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