断 duàn▶ แตก

Stroke order

断 is written in 11 strokes.

• 断

Senses

1. to break
2. to snap
3. to cut off
4. to give up or abstain from sth
5. to judge
6. (usu. used in the negative) absolutely
7. definitely
8. decidedly

Related words

• 不断อย่างต่อเนื่อง, ตลอดเวลา
• 诊断การวินิจฉัย
• 中断ขัดจังหวะ
• 判断ผู้พิพากษา; ตัดสิน
• 垄断การผูกขาด
• 断定แน่ใจ; คิดออก

断 is pronounced duàn and means “แตก”. HSK 5 is where this word sits in the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi, the exam used to grade Chinese proficiency. Reading 断 and remembering it are not the same achievement: the first fades within days unless the second is practised. LexiTrail times each review to the edge of forgetting, which is where a repetition is worth the most.