Memory phrase for the character: 断

断

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Meaning

severance, to decide, break, judgment, to cut off

Pronunciation

duàn

Explanation

 From left: corner , rice 米, axe 斤

Mnemonic
 
If the rice is in a corner , you can use the axe to decide whether to cut it.

Radicals

corner
米 riceThis radical 米 means the rice grain. The rice plant has this radical: 禾
斤 axeImage of an axe, probably with the handle on the right.




 Vocabulary

不断 bù duàn  unceasing; uninterrupted; continuous; constant
臆断 yì duàn  to assume; assumption
拗断 ào duàn  to break by twisting
掐断 qiā duàn  cut off; disconnect
断线风筝 duàn xiàn fēng zhēng  a kite with cut string (idiom); fig. gone beyond recall
颓垣断壁 tuí yuán duàn bì  crumbling fences and dilapidated walls (idiom)
诊断 zhěn duàn  diagnosis; to diagnose
断裂 duàn liè  fracture; rupture
断开 duàn kāi  to break; to sever; to turn off (electric switch)
断定 duàn dìng  to conclude; to determine; to come to a judgment
中断 zhōng duàn  to cut short; to break off; to discontinue
 

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