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duàn = du + an4
surname Duan
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duàn = du + an4
paragraph / section / segment / stage (of a process) / classifier for stories, periods of time, lengths of thread etc
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How to pronounce 段

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= du initial

Du is for Doggy Dog.

By Matthias • updated 12 days ago
+ an4 final

In the anthill’s bathroom.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

段 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
hǎn = h + an3
"cliff" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 27), occurring in 原, 历, 压 etc
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factory / yard / depot / workhouse / works / (industrial) plant
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sān = s + an1
three / 3
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shū = shu + Ø1
surname Shu
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shū = shu + Ø1
bamboo or wooden spear / Kangxi radical 79, occurring in 段[duan4], 毅[yi4], 殺|杀[sha1] etc
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Characters with 段 as component

duàn = du + an4
to forge / to discipline / wrought
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duàn = du + an4
satin
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duàn = du + an4
Chinese linden (Tilia chinensis)
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Words with 段

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method / means (of doing sth) / strategy / trick / CL:個|个[ge4]
stage / section / phase / period / CL:個|个[ge4]
fragment (of speech etc) / extract (from book etc) / episode (of story etc)

Sentences with 段

段 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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duàn

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