戛然 jiárán abruptly Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 戛 jiá [onomatopoeia] Describes a loud, sharp sound, such as birds chirping or metals clashing, often used in 戛然 jiárán然 rán adverbadjective [state] Used as a suffix after an adjective or adverb to describe a state or manner, similar to the English suffix "-ly".