断 duàn sever
sever; to break; to cut off; to judge
怎么记住“断”: 𠃊 corner + 米 rice + 斤 catty = sever. In the corner of the rice field after the storm, the farmer swings an axe weighing three catties to sever the fallen trunk.
部件结构
会意 · Meaning + meaning
originally 𢇍 + 斤
Two or more parts whose meanings together make the new meaning.
断 = 𠃊 corner + 米 rice + 斤 catty
- 𠃊 corner shape only
- 米 rice shape only
- 斤 catty meaning
In the corner of the rice field after the storm, the farmer swings an axe weighing three catties to sever the fallen trunk.
How it came to be
An axe beside a part that means to cut; the left side is a looser way of writing the full form.
用法
- To break off/sever/interrupt: 断了 (duàn le) snapped/broken, 打断 (dǎduàn) interrupt, 中断 (zhōngduàn) cut short.
- 不断 (búduàn) = continuously/unceasingly: 不断进步 (búduàn jìnbù) keep improving.
- 判断 (pànduàn) judge, 断定 (duàndìng) conclude for certain: the "decide" sense (settle a matter by cutting through it).
含“断”的词语
- 判断pànduànto judgeHSK 4
- 不断búduànunceasingHSK 4
- 打断dǎduànto interruptHSK 5
- 诊断zhěnduànto diagnoseHSK 5
- 中断zhōngduànto cut shortHSK 6
- 推断tuīduànto inferHSK 7
- 断定duàndìngto concludeHSK 7
- 断断续续duànduànxùxùintermittentHSK 7
- 断然duànránresoluteHSK 7
- 断绝duànjuéto severHSK 7
- 果断guǒduànfirmHSK 7
- 间断jiànduàndisconnectedHSK 7
- 垄断lǒngduànto monopolizeHSK 8
- 当机立断dāngjī-lìduànto make prompt decisions (idiom)HSK 8
- 断章取义duànzhāng-qǔyìto quote out of contextHSK 8
- 断裂duànlièfractureHSK 8
- 源源不断yuányuán-búduànin an unending streamHSK 9
例句
- 他的判断很准确。 Tā de pànduàn hěn zhǔnquè.His judgment was very accurate.
- 地球在不断地演变。 Dìqiú zài búduàn de yǎnbiàn.The earth is constantly evolving.