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HSK
4

to forge

Composition


Components

Sounds

Pinyin

duan4 duàn

Meaning


Primary

to forge

Alternatives

forge, forged, forging, forges

Mnemonic


[du-] Dumbledore is in the [4] bathroom of the [-an] pawn shop, 鍛 forging a 金 metal zipper. He gets a piece of scrap 金 metal and places it on the bathroom floor, then uses his magic to summon a 殳 missile which explodes onto the 金 metal, forming a zipper. This is an ancient form of 鍛 forging passed down through the years.

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