斷

duàn = du + an4

to break / to snap / to cut off / to give up or abstain from sth / to judge / (usu. used in the negative) absolutely / definitely / decidedly

断 = 乚 + 斤 + 米 : Doggy Dog is working out in the anthill's bathroom. He uses two big barbells, but they are not enough: He attached shovels to the barbells and sacks of rice on them. The load is too much though: Just as he is pushing the barbells up the shafts of the shovels snap.

斷 character breakdown

The character 斷 cannot be broken down into individual components.

Characters with 斷 as component

duàn = du + an4

bamboo fish trap

Words with 斷

to interrupt / to break off / to break (a bone)

to infer / to deduce / to predict / to extrapolate

to snap sth off / to break

to break or cut in two / to sever / to cut off / (fig.) to cut off (a conversation, a flow etc) / to interrupt / (math.) to truncate

in unbroken succession (idiom)

to act arbitrarily / to make decisions without consulting others

to act on an opportunity (idiom); to take prompt advantage of a situation

to quit (taking drugs, alcohol etc); withdrawal

arms enough to stem the stream (idiom); formidable army

to break by twisting

to nip off (with fingernails etc) / (fig.) to cut off (supply etc) / to disconnect

to hang up (a phone)

to fall and break / to break (bones) by falling

arbitrary

to nip (i.e. cut short) / to pinch off

to jump to an unfounded conclusion

oligopoly

to examine

lit. quick sword cuts through tangled hemp (idiom); decisive action in a complex situation / cutting the Gordian knot

to split up / to break all ties

Sentences with 斷

斷 currently does not appear in any sentence.