斷

Glyph origin
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Before the Qin dynasty, this character was written as or. According to , the left component is an old form of.

Etymology
From.

Definitions

 * 1) to break; to snap; to cut
 * 2) to cut off; to sever; to interrupt
 * 3) to give up; to abstain from; to quit
 * 4)  to not have; to be without; there is not
 * 1) to cut off; to sever; to interrupt
 * 2) to give up; to abstain from; to quit
 * 3)  to not have; to be without; there is not
 * 1) to give up; to abstain from; to quit
 * 2)  to not have; to be without; there is not
 * 1) to give up; to abstain from; to quit
 * 2)  to not have; to be without; there is not
 * 1) to give up; to abstain from; to quit
 * 2)  to not have; to be without; there is not
 * 1)  to not have; to be without; there is not
 * 1)  to not have; to be without; there is not
 * 1)  to not have; to be without; there is not

Definitions

 * 1) to judge; to decide; to determine; to settle
 * 2)  absolutely; definitely; decidedly
 * 3)  to count in a certain unit
 * 4) 29th tetragram of the Taixuanjing; "decisiveness" (𝌢)
 * 1)  absolutely; definitely; decidedly
 * 2)  to count in a certain unit
 * 3) 29th tetragram of the Taixuanjing; "decisiveness" (𝌢)
 * 1)  to count in a certain unit
 * 2) 29th tetragram of the Taixuanjing; "decisiveness" (𝌢)
 * 1) 29th tetragram of the Taixuanjing; "decisiveness" (𝌢)

Kanji

 * 1) sever
 * 2) cut off
 * 3) interrupt