Depicts cutting off threads (丝) with an axe (斤)
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Traditional (斷)
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Historical Evolution
斷
Bronze
Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
斷
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
斷
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
斷
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
斷
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
斷
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
斷
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
斷
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
斷
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
斷
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
斷
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
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Regular
Modern
Chinese
断 / 斷 [duàn]
to break; to snap; to cut off; to give up or abstain from sth; to judge; (usu. used in the negative) absolutely; definitely; decidedly
Japanese
decision; judgment; resolution
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (165)
不断 [bùduàn] #2,053
unceasing
判断 [pànduàn] #2,717
to judge
诊断 [zhěnduàn] #4,040
diagnosis
打断 [dǎduàn] #2,567
to interrupt
切断 [qiēduàn] #3,578
to cut off
果断 [guǒduàn] #17,524
firm
垄断 [lǒngduàn] #18,494
to enjoy market dominance
中断 [zhōngduàn] #6,170
to cut short
推断 [tuīduàn] #8,030
to infer
断裂 [duànliè] #12,598
fracture
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JAPANESE WORDS (3)