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TSUMUGU · TOCFL A2 (est.) · 字
截 character · TOCFL A2 (est.)
截 ＝ 戈 ＋ 雀
ㄐㄧㄝˊ · jié
verb — to cut off, sever; to intercept, stop

字源 FORM — what the parts do

戈義a halberd — the cutting edge
雀聲què — gives the soundthe q worn across to j
{tɕ}IFquè → jié — initial and final shift within the palatals
A halberd (戈) brought down to sever — to cut clean through. 雀 què carries the sound, worn from q to j. From the cut: 截斷, and the catching-mid-course of 攔截, 截止.

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

戈（戈）一揮，攔腰一刀——截。
The halberd (戈) swings and takes it through the middle — cut off.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)斷— to cut off, sever常用
→截斷、攔截— to sever; to intercept常用
⇒截止— to stop at, deadline
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension
關 · Related
戟jǐthe lookalike — 戟 pairs the halberd 戈 with 倝, 截 with 雀雀quèthe phonetic alone — 截 sets the halberd 戈 beside it