段

paragraph; section; segment; stage (of a process); classifier for stories, periods of time, lengths of thread etc

9 strokes Dict coverage rank #1,305 U+6BB5

Ideographic compound (会意字)

A hand using a chisel 殳 to cut stone

components: 殳 ? unknown part

section · Heisig RSH #1388

staples + missile — as a component also called: staple gun

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Characters built with 段 as their sound component

These characters all use 段 (duàn) as their phonetic component — compare how they read:

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
段 sound component	duàn	section, piece, division
缎	duàn	satin
锻	duàn	to temper, to refine; to forge metal
煅	duàn	discipline; to forge metal; to hone a skill
椴	duàn	aspen, poplar

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
黄金时段	huáng jīn shí duàn	prime time
小段子	xiǎo duàn zi	short paragraph; news article
前段时间	qián duàn shí jiān	recently
放下身段	fàng xià shēn duàn	to get off one's high horse; to dispense with posturing (and adopt a more humble or empath…
段子手	duàn zi shǒu	sb who crafts and delivers witty, humorous or satirical short stories, jokes or punchlines…
高压手段	gāo yā shǒu duàn	high-handed (measures); with a heavy hand
黄段子	huáng duàn zi	dirty joke
自然段	zì rán duàn	paragraph
非常手段	fēi cháng shǒu duàn	an emergency measure
三段论	sān duàn lùn	syllogism (deduction in logic)
机务段	jī wù duàn	locomotive depot
告一段落	gào yī duàn luò	to come to the end of a phase (idiom)
段子	duàn zi	item of storytelling or performed dialogue (folk arts); sketch
中段	zhōng duàn	middle section; middle period; middle area; mid-
地段	dì duàn	section; district
手段	shǒu duàn	method; way; means (of doing sth); skill; ability; trick; wile
分段	fēn duàn	to divide (sth) into sections; to segment
高段	gāo duàn	high-level (ability); advanced
段数	duàn shù	rank; level
时段	shí duàn	time interval; work shift; time slot; the twelve two-hour divisions of the day