断(duàn)

HSK 311 strokesTrad. 斷

to break

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Character information

Pinyin
duàn
Meaning
to break; to snap; to cut off; to give up or abstain from sth; to judge; (usu. used in the negative) absolutely; definitely; decidedly
Strokes
11
HSK level
HSK 3
Traditional
斷

Origin & structure

Where 断 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿰⿺？米斤

Using an axe 斤 to harvest grain 米

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

Made of

米mǐ斤jīn

Parts are arranged left to right.

Traditional form 斷: Threads 幺 severed 一 by an axe 斤

How to write 断 step by step

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

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Words with 断

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

bù不duàn断
HSK 3

unceasing; uninterrupted; continuous; constant

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pàn判duàn断
HSK 3

to judge; to determine; judgment

Open 判断 page →
zhōng中duàn断
HSK 5

to cut short; to break off; to discontinue; to interrupt

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dǎ打duàn断
HSK 6

to interrupt

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qiē切duàn断
HSK 7-9

to cut off; to sever

Open 切断 page →
lǒng垄duàn断
HSK 7-9

to monopolize

Open 垄断 page →
tuī推duàn断
HSK 7-9

to infer

Open 推断 page →
liǎo了duàn断

to bring to a conclusion; to settle (a dispute); to do away with (oneself);…

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From 断’s common words

不判中打切垄推了

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