戛然而止

戛
然
而
止
with a grunting sound it stops (idiom); to come to an end spontaneously (esp. of sound)

Characters and words in 戛然而止

戛
jiá = ji + a2
lance / to tap / to scrape / to chirp / custom
戛
戞
jiá = ji + a2
variant of 戛[jia2]
戛
然
(literary) to stop abruptly (of a sound) / to be loud and clear
然
rán = r + an2
correct / right / so / thus / like this / -ly
然 = 灬 + 肰 : Robinson Crusoe is grilling some dog meat on his BBQ in the anthill's kitchen, but it's hard to do it correctly because of all the animal rights activists. They think it's not right to grill dog meat.
然
而
however / yet / but
然
而
however; yet; but
而
ér = Ø + Ø2
and / as well as / and so / but (not) / yet (not) / (indicates causal relation) / (indicates change of state) / (indicates contrast)
而 = 𦉫 + 丆 : A comb. Albert Einstein is getting ready to go out just inside the entrance of the space station. He put up some loud music on the stereo and tries to comb his hair with his comb and the help of a wind wheel.
止
zhǐ = zh + Ø3
to stop / to prohibit / until / only
止 = ⺊ + 丨 + 一 : Mnemonic symbol: a barrier. James II of England (zh) is marking his area in the space station's living room (Ø3) with a big barrier (止), in front of which he sets up his pennant (⺊). He places a soldier left and right to the barrier, armed with a dinosaur bone (丨) and a flute (一) respectively.

Words with 戛然而止

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