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端 (duān): End — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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Animated Stroke Order 端

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How to write 端 — animated stroke order

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 端

端 stroke order diagram
3.

Character Breakdown

Left-Right
端=立stand+耑tip, beginning

Standing (立) upright on a mountain (山) with care (而), representing correctness and the beginning or tip of something.

4.

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5.

HSK Vocabulary: 端

HSK words that contain this character.

争端

zhēng duān

dispute; bone of contention

HSK 6

尖端

jiān duān

pointed end; nib

HSK 6

弊端

6.

Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 端 is used in context

tā他
zuò坐
zī姿
duān端
zhèng正
,
tài态

Information

Pinyinduān
Meaningend
Strokes14
Radical立
Traditional耑
StructureLeft-Right
Frequency#1812
Zhuyinㄉㄨㄢ
UnicodeU+7AEF
CangjieYTUMB
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bì duān

malpractice; abuse

HSK 6

极端

jí duān

extremes; exceeding; pole

HSK 6

端午节

duān wǔ jié

Dragon Boat Festival

HSK 6

端正

duān zhèng

upright; regular

HSK 6
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终端

zhōng duān

terminal

HSK 3.0 L7-9

高端

gāo duān

high-end; premium; top-tier

HSK 3.0 L6
dù度
rèn认
zhēn真
。

He sits properly with a serious attitude.

tā他
xiǎo小
xīn心
de地
duān端
zhe着
nà那
wǎn碗
rè热
tāng汤
zǒu走
le了
guò过
lái来
。

He carefully carried that bowl of hot soup over.

duān端
wǔ午
jié节
wǒ我
men们
chī吃
zòng粽
zǐ子
。

We eat zongzi during Dragon Boat Festival

zhè这
zhǒng种
jí极
duān端
tiān天
qì气
hěn很
shǎo少
jiàn见
。

This kind of extreme weather is rare.

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