端
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duān · end, extreme

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HSK 2.0 · Level 6HSK 3.0 · Level 6Frequency #2412
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Shape and proportion

14Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

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立Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 端

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duānWords pronounced duān
DuānWords pronounced Duān
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Example sentences

Notice where 端 sits in each complete thought.

Tāng mǔ yì zhí zài tǔ gāo duān shù yǔ, dàn wǒ zhī dào dōu shì xū de.湯姆一直在吐高端術語,但我知道都是虛的。

Tom keeps spewing out high-end terms, but I know it's all fluff.

Source: Tatoeba #13855606 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ bù xiǎng fàng qì wǒ de xiǎng fǎ, suī rán yì xiē xiǎng fǎ yǒu diǎn jí duān.我不想放弃我的想法,虽然一些想法有点极端。

I don't want to lose my ideas, even though some of them are a bit extreme.

Source: Tatoeba #454662 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā shì yí wèi pǐn xíng duān zhèng de nǚ shì.她是一位品行端正的女士。

She is a very correct lady.

Source: Tatoeba #346202 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zài zhège chéng shì, bái rén hé hēi rén jiān de zhēng duān yù yǎn yù liè.在这个城市,白人和黑人间的争端愈演愈烈。

The conflict between blacks and whites in the city became worse.

Source: Tatoeba #333584 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Shì wù dōu yǒu liǎng miàn xìng. jí duān de rén zhī kàn dé jiàn piàn miàn.事物都有兩面性。極端的人只看得見片面。

Everything has two sides. Fanatics only see one.

Source: Tatoeba #7681049 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Guān yú jiào yù, tā chí jí duān yì jiàn.关于教育,他持极端意见。

Regarding education, he has extreme opinions.

Source: Tatoeba #462097 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 端 in context

  1. Say duān, then recall the core meaning: end, extreme.
  2. Write all 14 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 高端 (gāo duān), meaning “high-end”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 端 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.