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1.

Animated Stroke Order 段

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How to write 段 — animated stroke order

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 段

段 stroke order diagram

3.

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段

段=

4.

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5.

How to Use 段

sections and stages

Words for sections, stages, and intervals.

阶段 • jiē duàn • section; stage; phase • HSK 5

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6.

Example Sentences

wǒ我

men们

zhèng正

chǔ处

yú于

xiàng项

mù

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Pinyinduàn

Meaningsection; paragraph; [measure word for stories, pieces of music, recordings etc.]

Strokes9

Radical殳

Traditional段

StructureLeft-Right

Frequency#521

Zhuyinㄉㄨㄢˋ

UnicodeU+6BB5

CangjieHJHJU

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The character '段' depicts a hand (又) hammering a rock (厂 and 几), symbolizing the process of forging or dividing into sections.

jiē阶

duàn段

section; stage; phase

段落 • duàn luò • Paragraph / section • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

duàn段

luò落

Paragraph / section

片段 • piàn duàn • segment / fragment • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

piàn片

duàn段

segment / fragment

时段 • shí duàn • Time period / time segment • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

shí时

duàn段

Time period / time segment

physical or social sections

X + 段

Words for stretches, locations, or methods that are treated as a unit.

路段 • lù duàn • Section of road • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

lù路

duàn段

Section of road

地段 • dì duàn • Location / site • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

dì地

duàn段

Location / site

手段 • shǒu duàn • method • HSK 3.0 · L5

HSK 3.0 · L5

shǒu手

duàn段

method

目

dì的

guān关

jiàn键

jiē阶

duàn段

。

We are currently in the critical stage of the project.

Qǐng请

dú读

yí一

xià下

zhè这

duàn段

kè课

wén文

。

Please read this paragraph of the text.

zhè这

ge个

dì地

duàn段

hěn很

hǎo好

。

This location is very good.

zhè这

piān篇

wén文

zhāng章

gòng共

yǒu有

wǔ五

gè个

duàn段

luò落

。

This article has five paragraphs in total.

Nà那

ge个

yīng英

xióng雄

jiù救

měi美

de的

qiáo桥

duàn段

hěn很

shòu受

huān欢

yíng迎

。

That hero-saves-beauty plot device is very popular.

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极jíextreme
讲jiǎngspeak
教jiāoto teach
脚jiǎofoot
角jiǎohorn; corner; jiao (written) [unit of currency = 0.1 yuan]

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Same Sound

Characters pronounced "duan".

锻duànto forge metal
端duānend; extremity
断duànto break
缎duànsatin, a type of silk fabric
短duǎnshort

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Same Radical

Characters with radical "殳".

毁huǐto destroy, ruin, damage
殴ōuto beat, to hit, to fight
殷yīnabundant, rich; deeply sincere
殿diànpalace hall; main building of a temple
毅yìresolute, determined, firm

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