duàn

section

Original meaning: 

forge metal

Pictograph of a hand holding a forging hammer () and hitting a stone (). Based on the original meaning "forge", now written as . The current meaning is a phonetic loan.

Components
石 iconic component

  Iconic component

shídàn

  

stone

殳 iconic component

  Iconic component

shū

  

weapon or tool

Here depicts a hand holding a hammer.

Evolution

段 Bronze script Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)

Bronze script

Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
段 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
段 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
段 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

duàn

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

 

Duàn

surname Duan

Most common words with 段
Freq.
Word
Meaning

paragraph

阶段

stage

手段

method

片段

fragment (of speech etc)

时段

time interval

Component uses

Sound component in 6 characters (2 verified)