段 (duàn)

section; segment; part; paragraph

How 段 is written

Strokes
9
Radical
丨 — line
Traditional
段
Simplified
段 (unchanged)

Components

  • 丨 line
  • 殳 weapon/lance

Common words using 段

手段 shǒuduàn
method; means (of doing sth); strategy
時段 shíduàn
time interval; work shift; time slot
段子 duànzi
item of storytelling or performed dialogue (folk arts); sketch
段落 duànluò
phase; time interval; paragraph
片段 piànduàn
fragment (of speech etc); extract (from book etc); episode (of story etc)
階段 jiēduàn
stage; section; phase
不擇手段 bùzéshǒuduàn
by fair means or foul; by hook or by crook; unscrupulously
中段 zhōngduàn
middle section; middle period; middle area
分段 fēnduàn
segment
前段 qiánduàn
first part; front end; forepart
告一段落 gàoyīduànluò
to come to the end of a phase (idiom)
唱段 chàngduàn
aria (in opera)

段 in a sentence

這段時間我比較忙。

Zhè duàn shíjiān wǒ bǐjiào máng.

“I have been quite busy during this period.”

How common is 段?

段 is the 567th most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 78.5% of all running text.

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