段 (dyun6 | duan4) : section, paragraph, phase

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段

dyun6

duan4

[1] section; paragraph; phase; division
[2] grade; rank (in the game of weiqi)
[3] a Chinese family name

Stroke count: 9

Level: 3

Radical: 殳 (#79)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

段

This word has been viewed 9953 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:45

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一段時間 jat1 dyun6 si4 gaan1*3 yi1 duan4 shi2 jian1 = a period of time

手段 sau2 dyun6 shou3 duan4 = method; means

階段 gaai1 dyun6 jie1 duan4 = section; part; stage (level)

黃金時段 wong4 gam1 si4 dyun6 = primetime; peak period

現階段 jin6 gaai1 dyun6 xian4 jie1 duan4 = at the present stage

一段 jat1 dyun6 yi2 duan4 = length; passage; section

時段 si4 dyun6 = period of time

片段 pin3 dyun6 = extract; fragment; part; passage; segment; snatch

路段 lou6 dyun6 = a section of a highway

不擇手段 bat1 zaak6 sau2 dyun6 bu4 ze2 shou3 duan4 = by fair means or foul; unscrupulously; by hook or by crook 國
See all 24 compounds (CantoDict reports 25 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Decimal representation of this word: 段
Unicode code for this character: U+6bb5 (off-site link)

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