断 (duàn) — Chinese Character

断

duàn

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

Radical: 斤 HSK 3 v, vn ideographic

Components & Etymology

断 decomposes into the following components:

米斤

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 断.

不断

bù duàn

unceasing

专断

zhuān duàn

to act arbitrarily

中断

zhōng duàn

to cut short

买断

mǎi duàn

to buy out

了断

liǎo duàn

公断

gōng duàn

arbitration (law)

关断

guān duàn

决断

jué duàn

to make a decision

切断

qiē duàn

to cut off (a supply etc)

判断

pàn duàn

to decide

剪断

jiǎn duàn

shear

割断

gē duàn

to cut off

Characters that share the radical 斤.

Practice this character with stroke-order training, spaced repetition, and reading passages across all HSK levels.