duān
Radical 117 · 14 strokes

to hold sth level with both hands; to carry

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MEANING4 meanings

MEANING

  1. verb

    to hold sth level with both hands; to carry

    用两只手平稳地拿着东西yòng liǎng zhī shǒu píngwěn de názhe dōngxi

    • He is carrying a plate of fruit.

  2. verb

    start

    拿着或举起某样东西názhe huò jǔqǐ mǒuyàng dōngxi

    • He carried a bowl of noodles with both hands.

  3. verb

    to eliminate; to wipe out

    完全除去或消灭wánquán chúqù huò xiāomiè

    • He destroyed this criminal gang.

  4. noun

    origin

    事情的开始或来源shìqing de kāishǐ huò láiyuán

    • He had no idea about the beginning of the matter.

COLLOCATIONS5 collocations
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CHARACTER ANALYSIS

Standing upright and straight from beginning to end is the meaning of the character 端.

(left-right)
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