duàn

to cut off; to break; to snap

HSK 4 #434

Character data

HSK 4
Frequency 434th character
Radical ⽄ (69.7)
Strokes 11
Index # 2405
TRADITIONAL

Definitions

断 duàn
  1. 1. to cut off
  2. 2. to break
  3. 3. to snap
  4. 4. to give up or abstain from sth
  5. 5. definitely
  6. 6. decidedly
  7. 7. to judge
  8. 8. (usu. used in the negative) absolutely

Stroke order

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Words containing 断

Word Meaning
arms enough to stem the stream (idiom); formidable army
to break by twisting
disconnect; cut off
to hang up (a phone)
to fall and break; to break (bones) by falling
arbitrary
certainly
periodization (of history)
geological fault line
steep cliff; precipice; crag
widowed
brief commentary
The Broken Bridge (at West Lake in Hangzhou)
to be out of stock; sold out
to run dry (of river)
to come to a dead end (idiom); to be unable to continue
annihilation (of soul, Sanskrit uccheda)
annihilation (of soul, Sanskrit uccheda)
fragment; piece
to pass judgment on a legal case
(sports) to steal; to intercept the ball
the tiles are broken, the walls dilapidated
to run out of food
(telephone or Internet connection) disconnected; cut off
bolt cutter