端 duān
- Strokes
- 14
- Radical
- 立 — to stand
- Made of
- 立 to stand 耑 specialized
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
端
duān
to hold, to carry
Character
Example phrases
- 服务员端来一壶热茶，请客人在大厅稍等。 Fúwùyuán duān lái yì hú rèchá, qǐng kèrén zài dàtīng shāo děng. The waiter brought over a pot of hot tea and asked the guests to wait in the lobby.
- 妈妈端着一碗热汤走进了房间。 Māma duān zhe yì wǎn rè tāng zǒujìn le fángjiān. Mom walked into the room carrying a bowl of hot soup.
- 小心点，别把这碗汤端歪了，会洒出来的。 Xiǎoxīn diǎn, bié bǎ zhè wǎn tāng duān wāi le, huì sǎ chūlai de. Be careful not to tilt the bowl of soup, or it will spill.
Related words
- 高端 gāoduān high-end, high-level; high-end product
- 极端 jíduān extreme, extremity; extremely; extreme, radical
- 弊端 bìduān drawback; disadvantage
- 端正 duānzhèng upright; proper; to correct
- 尖端 jiānduān cutting-edge; most advanced; tip
- 终端 zhōngduān terminal; end device
- 争端 zhēngduān dispute; controversy; conflict
- 吞 tūn to swallow
- 盛 chéng to hold, to contain
- 泡 pào bubble; to steep
- 用餐 yòngcān to have a meal
- 品尝 pǐncháng to taste