Chinese Character 斷 Meanings and components.

Form

斷

Meaning

斷 meaning[3] in English

To Break.

To Snap.

To Cut Off.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 斷 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are (㡭) , and catty (斤)

Its radical[1] is: 斤 (jin1) which means: Catty, (Prc) Weight Equal To 500 G, (Tw) Weight Equal To 600 G, (Hk, Malaysia, Singapore) Slightly Over 604 G, .斤jin1catty

In cangjie it is written with VIHML

How to write 斷

To write斷duan4to break you should write a combination of 㡭ji4 , 斤jin1catty arranged in a 吅 shape:

㡭 + 斤 = 斷

斷 Stroke Order

The order of the strokes to write 斷 should be followed in this specific way.

Components Tree

The composition tree, or the characters that form each component of 斷, looks as follow:

斷
Pinyin:duan4 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: To Break . To Snap . To Cut Off . To Give Up Or Abstain From Sth . To Judge . (Usu. Used In The Negative) Absolutely . Definitely . Decidedly
㡭
Pinyin:ji4 Shape:吕
𢆸
Pinyin:beng1 Shape:吅
𠃊
Pinyin:yin3 Shape:一
𢆶
Pinyin:you1 Shape:吅
幺
Pinyin:yao1
Meaning[3]: Surname Yao
斤
Pinyin:jin1
Meaning[3]: Catty . (Prc) Weight Equal To 500 G . (Tw) Weight Equal To 600 G . (Hk, Malaysia, Singapore) Slightly Over 604 G

Notes

  • [1] A character's radical: 部bùsection 首shǒuheader Radical

  • [2] Hanzi stands for: 汉hànChinese 字zìCharacter

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