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段 — paragraph; section; segment

paragraph; section; segment; stage

Pinyin
duàn · Duàn
Strokes
9
HSK level
HSK 3
Handwriting
required

This character has more than one reading — duàn, Duàn — and the pronunciation depends on the word it appears in. The list below gives the syllabus reading for each word.

How to write 段: 9 strokes

Each cell adds one stroke to the previous ones, with the new stroke in red. Stroke order is not decoration: it sets the proportions of the character and makes handwriting legible to a reader. This character is on the HSK handwriting list, so the exam expects you to write it, not only recognise it.

段 — 9 strokes, in writing order from left to right.

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Words with 段 in the HSK syllabus: 8

Every word in the official 2026 syllabus that contains this character, with the level it is introduced at. Learning a character pays off through these: each one combines with the characters you already know.

  1. 段duànparagraph; section; segment; stageHSK 3
  2. 阶段jiēduànstage; section; phase; periodHSK 5
  3. 手段shǒuduànmethod; way; means; skill; ability; trick; wileHSK 5
  4. 地段dìduànsection; districtHSK 7–9
  5. 段落duànluòphase; time interval; paragraph; passageHSK 7–9
  6. 路段lùduànstretch of road; section of a highway or railwayHSK 7–9
  7. 片段piànduànfragment; extract; episodeHSK 7–9
  8. 时段shíduàntime interval; work shift; time slotHSK 7–9

Glosses come from CC-CEDICT, used under CC BY-SA 4.0, and are the dictionary’s first sense rather than a translation chosen for context.