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断

duàn

sever

Simplified form of 斷. Depicts cutting off threads (斷) with an axe (斤)

Components
米 simplified component

米  Simplified component

mǐ

  

rice

Shorthand for the left side of the traditional character 斷.

斤 iconic component

斤  Iconic component

jīn

  

axe

Evolution

断 Clerical script Jin dynasty (266-420 AD)

Clerical script

Jin dynasty (266-420 AD)
断 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

断 (斷) 

duàn

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

Most common words with 断
Freq.
Word
Meaning

不断

unceasing

断

to break

判断

to judge

诊断

diagnosis

打断

to interrupt

Component uses

Sound component in 1 character (0 verified)

簖

Statistics

HSK level 3

Appears in 63.5272% of movies

683rd most common character in movies

434th most common character in books

Miscellaneous

Strokes

11

Traditional

斷

Unicode

U+65AD


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