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判断

pànduàn

to judge

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Characters in this word

判 pàn

Strokes
7
Radical
刂 — knife
Made of
半 half 刂 knife
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
More about the character 判

断 duàn

Strokes
11
Radical
斤 — axe
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

Example phrases

  • 我不能判断。 Wǒ bù néng pàn duàn. I cannot judge.
  • 请你判断。 Qǐng nǐ pàn duàn. Please judge it.
  • 判断对不对? Pàn duàn duì bu duì? Is the judgment right?

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