截

Translingual

Etymology

Phono-semantic compound (形聲, OC *zeːd): semantic 隹 + phonetic 𢦔

Han character

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

References

• KangXi: page 413, character 32
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 11639
• Hanyu Da Zidian: volume 2, page 1409, character 9
• Unihan data for U+622A

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Chinese

simp. and trad.		截

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jié (jie²)

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄝˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zit⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
    • Pinyin: jié
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄝˊ
    • Wade-Giles: chieh²
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jye
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɛ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: zit⁶
    • Yale: jiht
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzit⁹
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡siːt̚²/

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• 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]ˤet/
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

1. cut off, stop, obstruct, intersect

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Japanese

Kanji

截

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

1. to cut, to sever

Readings

• Goon: ぜち (zechi)
• Kan’on: せつ (setsu)
• Kan’yōon: さい (sai)
• Kun: た.つ (截つ, tatsu), き.る (截る, kiru)

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

• On'yomi, specifically kan'on
• IPA^(key): [se̞t͡sɯᵝ]

Affix

截 ‎(hiragana せつ, romaji setsu)

1. section
2. cut
3. sever

Derived terms

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

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

Pronunciation

• On'yomi: specifically kan'yōyomi
• IPA^(key): [sa̠i]

Affix

截 ‎(hiragana さい, romaji sai)

1. section
2. cut
3. sever

Derived terms

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

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Korean

Hanja

截 • ‎(jeol) (hangeul 절, revised jeol, McCune-Reischauer chŏl, Yale cel)

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Vietnamese

Han character

截 (tiệt, sịt, tét, tĩu)

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