断
duàn HSK3

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approved by inralback19 · Mar 3, 2026, 08:40 PM · Reviewed by Marcus Ngai on Mar 4, 2026, 04:10 AM

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Simplified form of 斷. Depicts cutting off threads (㡭) with an axe (斤)

Components

米
米 Simplified component

Shorthand for the 㡭 component in the traditional character 斷.

斤
斤 Iconic component

Character Evolution

Clerical form
Clerical Jin 266-420 AD
Regular Modern

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical images
Academia Sinica