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:

Words containing 断

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 断.

不断
bù duàn
专断
zhuān duàn
中断
zhōng duàn
买断
mǎi duàn
了断
liǎo duàn
公断
gōng duàn
关断
guān duàn
决断
jué duàn
切断
qiē duàn
判断
pàn duàn
剪断
jiǎn duàn
割断
gē duàn

Related characters (radical 斤)

Characters that share the radical .

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