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断

duàn

to sever, to cut off, to interrupt

💡 Ideographic: Using an axe 斤 to harvest grain 米

HSK 4 11 strokes Very Common (4%)

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Radical

a catty (about 500 grams); an axe; keen, shrewd

⿰⿺？米斤 i

Stroke Order

Component Tree i

⿺？米

Radical component

jīn

斤

a catty (about 500 grams); an axe; keen, shrewd

4 strokes HSK 3

chǎng

厂

cliff; factory, workshop; building

2 strokes HSK 5

xià

下

below, underneath; inferior; to bring down; next

💡 Ideographic: One stroke under another; compare 上 (above)

3 strokes HSK 1

yī

一

one; a, an; alone

💡 Ideographic: Represents heaven (天), earth (旦), or the number 1

1 strokes HSK 1

卜

divination, fortune-telling; prophecy

📷 Pictographic: A crack on an oracle bone

2 strokes

Words Using 断 (154)

Character

Pinyin

Definition

HSK

判断 ↗

pànduàn

to decide / to determine / CL:[[個|个<gè>]]

pànduàn

判断 ↗

HSK 4

to decide / to determine / CL:[[個|个<gè>]]

断 ↗

duàn

to break / to snap / to cut off / to give up or abstain from sth / to judge / (usu. used in the negative) absolutely / definitely / decidedly

duàn

断 ↗

HSK 5

to break / to snap / to cut off / to give up or abstain from sth / to judge / (usu. used in the negative) absolutely / definitely / decidedly

诊断 ↗

zhěnduàn

diagnosis / to diagnose

zhěnduàn

诊断 ↗

HSK 5

diagnosis / to diagnose

不断 ↗

bùduàn

unceasing / uninterrupted / continuous / constant

bùduàn

不断 ↗

HSK 5

unceasing / uninterrupted / continuous / constant

垄断 ↗

lǒngduàn

to enjoy market dominance / to monopolize

lǒngduàn

垄断 ↗

HSK 6

to enjoy market dominance / to monopolize

断绝 ↗

duànjué

to sever / to break off

duànjué

断绝 ↗

HSK 6

to sever / to break off

断定 ↗

duàndìng

to conclude / to determine / to come to a judgment

duàndìng

断定 ↗

HSK 6

to conclude / to determine / to come to a judgment

to cut short / to break off / to discontinue / to interrupt

zhōngduàn

中断 ↗

HSK 6

to cut short / to break off / to discontinue / to interrupt

片断 ↗

piànduàn

chapter / fragment / segment

piànduàn

片断 ↗

HSK 6

chapter / fragment / segment

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