段
duàn
paragraph
surname Duan; section; segment; stage (of a process); classifier for stories, periods of time, lengths of thread etc
Layered rock (⺋) + striking tool (殳) = a cut segment or section
殳 is a hand wielding a tool or weapon — something that strikes and divides. The left side depicts a stepped or layered rock face, evoking natural divisions; together they suggest cutting something into distinct sections.
这段路很难走，我们要小心。
zhè duàn lù hěn nán zǒu, wǒ men yào xiǎo xīn。
This section of road is very hard to walk; we need to be careful.
她在日记里写了一段很长的话。
tā zài rì jì lǐ xiě le yī duàn hěn cháng de huà。
She wrote a very long paragraph in her diary.
Words with 段
阶段
jiē duàn
stage
阶段性
jiē duàn xìng
specific to a particular stage (of a project etc)
高压手段
gāo yā shǒu duàn
high-handed (measures)
高段
gāo duàn
high-level (ability)
黄金时段
huáng jīn shí duàn
prime time
NG片段
n g piàn duàn
(film and TV) blooper
一折两段
yī zhé liǎng duàn
to split sth into two (idiom)
三段论
sān duàn lùn
syllogism (deduction in logic)
上坡段
shàng pō duàn
uphill section (of a race)
不择手段
bù zé shǒu duàn
by fair means or foul
中段
zhōng duàn
middle section; middle period; middle area; mid-
代码段
dài mǎ duàn
code segment