Memory phrase for the character: 截

截

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Meaning

a section, to cut off (a length)

Pronunciation

jié

Explanation

 Top: ten 十 and halberd 戈, below: bird 隹

Mnemonic
 
For the ten birds use the halberd for cutting them in sections.

Radicals

戈 halberd
戎 militaryThe ten 十 (persons) at the halberd 戈 form the military.
隹 short tailed birdAlso this 鳥 is seen as a bird.




 Vocabulary

截止 jié zhǐ  to close; to stop; to put a stop to sth; cut-off point; stopping point; deadline
斩钉截铁 zhǎn dīng jié tiě  to chop the nail and slice the iron (idiom); resolute and decisive; unhesitating; definitely; without any doubt
斩钉截铁 zhǎn dīng jié tiě  

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