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
中段
zhōng duàn
middle section; middle period; middle area; mid-
段位
duàn wèi
rank
波段
bō duàn
wave band
频段
pín duàn
(radio) band
阶段性
jiē duàn xìng
specific to a particular stage (of a project etc)
三段论
sān duàn lùn
syllogism (deduction in logic)
阶段
jiē duàn
stage
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)