to destroy

to stop

water (氵) + phonetic (且) = to destroy, to stop

Water that stops or overwhelms a flow can destroy what lies in its path. 且 lends the sound jǔ; the water radical carries the destructive force.

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敌军的进攻被我们止了。

dí jūn de jìn gōng bèi wǒ men jǔ zhǐ le 。

the enemy army's advance was stopped by us.

他们设法遏了对方的计划。

tā men shè fǎ jǔ è le duì fāng de jì huà 。

they managed to destroy and block the other side's plan.

Words with 沮

沮丧

jǔ sàng

dispirited

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