段(duàn)

HSK 29 strokes

surname Duan

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Character information

Pinyin
duàn
Meaning
surname Duan
Strokes
9
HSK level
HSK 2
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 段 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿰？殳

A hand using a chisel 殳 to cut stone

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

殳shū

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 段 step by step

9 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 段

Common words using 段 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

shǒu手duàn段
HSK 5

method; way; means (of doing sth)

Open 手段 page →
dì地duàn段
HSK 7-9

section

Open 地段 page →
shí时duàn段
HSK 7-9

time interval

Open 时段 page →
duàn段luò落
HSK 7-9

phase

Open 段落 page →
piàn片duàn段
HSK 7-9

fragment (of speech etc)

Open 片段 page →
zhōng中duàn段

middle section; middle period; middle area; mid-

Open 中段 page →
fēn分duàn段

to divide (sth) into sections; to segment

Open 分段 page →
qián前duàn段

front part (of an object); first part (of an event); previous paragraph

Open 前段 page →

Related characters

More HSK 2 characters

万且业为主举久乐

From 段’s common words

手地时落片中分前

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