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Character #551 · The First 1000
断 (斷) duàn meaning: sever/break
to break; to snap; to cut off; to give up or abstain from sth; to judge; (usu. used in the negative) absolutely
- Strokes
- 1118
- TraditionalSimplified
- 斷 断
- Poster cell
- S20
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02 练习纸
Free printable · One page
Practice writing 断斷
Write 断斷 in the grey model box at the start of each row and its pinyin, duàn, on the lines above. Then copy it across the row, following the stroke order above.
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04 问答
Quick answers
- What does 断 mean in English?
- 断 (duàn) means "sever/break": to break; to snap; to cut off; to give up or abstain from sth; to judge; (usu. used in the negative) absolutely.
- How do you pronounce 断?
- 断 is pronounced duàn in pinyin, with the fourth (falling) tone. In Zhuyin (bopomofo) it is written ㄉㄨㄢˋ.
- How many strokes does 断 have?
- The simplified form, 断, has 11 strokes. The traditional form, 斷, has 18.
- What is the traditional form of 断?
- The traditional form of 断 is 斷. 断 is the simplified form, used in mainland China and Singapore; 斷 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau.
- What are common words with 断?
- Common words that use 断 include 不断 (bùduàn, unceasing), 判断 (pànduàn, to judge), 诊断 (zhěnduàn, to diagnose), 中断 (zhōngduàn, to cut short).
- How common is 断?
- 断 is number 551 of the 1,000 most common Chinese characters, in cell S20 of The First 1000 poster.
Definitions and word glosses adapted from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Stroke data from Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License), animated with Hanzi Writer.