斷
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duàn · to sever, to cut off, to interrupt

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18Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

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斤Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 斷

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Example sentences

Notice where 斷 sits in each complete thought.

Wǒ xiǎng wǒ de yòu shǒu bì duàn le.我想我的右手臂斷了。

I think my right arm is broken.

Source: Tatoeba #884159 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ de pàn duàn shì zhèng què de.你的判斷是正確的。

You are correct in your judgement.

Source: Tatoeba #346188 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā dǎ duàn le wǒ.她打斷了我。

She interrupted me.

Source: Tatoeba #10755252 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ de shǒu bì duàn le.我的手臂斷了。

I broke my arm.

Source: Tatoeba #919738 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Yí wèi lǎo rén zài jiē shàng shuāi duàn le tuǐ.一位老人在街上摔斷了腿。

An elderly person in the street fell and broke a leg.

Source: Tatoeba #6031656 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Yí wèi lǎo rén dǎ duàn le wǒ mén de tán huà.一位老人打斷了我們的談話。

An old man broke into our conversation.

Source: Tatoeba #918088 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 斷 in context

  1. Say duàn, then recall the core meaning: to sever, to cut off, to interrupt.
  2. Write all 18 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 斷 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.