截
jié
to cut off (a length)
to stop; to intercept; section; chunk; length
cross (十) + bird (隹) + halberd (戈) = intercept and cut off
A halberd (戈) swoops down on a bird (隹) perched at a mark (十), severing its path — the image of cutting off or intercepting. The ten-stroke cross (十) likely anchors the idea of a fixed point where the cut happens.
请把这根绳子截成两段。
qǐng bǎ zhè gēn shéng zi jié chéng liǎng duàn。
Please cut this rope into two sections.
警察在路口截住了那辆车。
jǐng chá zài lù kǒu jié zhù le nà liàng chē。
The police intercepted that car at the intersection.
Words with 截
阻截
zǔ jié
to stop
双截棍
shuāng jié gùn
variant of 雙節棍|双节棍[shuang1 jie2 gun4]
半截
bàn jié
half (of sth)
半截衫
bàn jié shān
upper jacket
堵截
dǔ jié
to intercept; to block the passage of; to interdict
广告拦截器
guǎng gào lán jié qì
ad-blocker
截至
jié zhì
up to (a time)
截距
jié jù
intercept (the point at which a line crosses the x- or y-axis)
截停
jié tíng
to intercept (a vehicle etc)
截取
jié qǔ
to cut off a section of sth
截图
jié tú
(computing) screenshot; to take a screenshot
截塔
jié tǎ
zeta (Greek letter Ζζ)