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Chinese symbol for “sharply”

截然
jié rán
sharply; distinctly; radically

The closest CC-CEDICT match for sharply is 截然 (jié rán), defined as: sharply; distinctly; radically.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

截 jié
to cut off, to obstruct, to stop; segment; intersection
radical 62 ⼽ · 14 strokes
然 rán
certainly; naturally; suddenly
radical 86 ⽕ · 12 strokes

Other Chinese words for “sharply”

WordPinyinMeaning
直线 (直線)zhí xiànstraight line; sharply (rise or fall)

Related words

Other words that share a character with 截然.

WordPinyinMeaning
截至jié zhìup to (a time); by (a time)
截图 (截圖)jié tú(computing) screenshot; to take a screenshot
截止jié zhǐto end; to close; (electricity) cut-off
拦截 (攔截)lán jiéto intercept
截然不同jié rán bù tóngentirely different; different as black and white
截肢jié zhīamputation (medicine); to amputate
虽然 (雖然)suī ránalthough; even though (often used correlatively with 可是 (kě shì) or 但是 (dàn shì) etc)
然后 (然後)rán hòuthen; after that; afterwards

See also: Japanese symbol for “sharply”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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