铅笔断了。
The pencil broke.
断
to break; to snap; to cut off
Watch it being written
Every character draws itself, stroke by stroke. Then grab the brush: trace it yourself and hear the word when you finish.
断
Nice writing!
Build with these blocks
Chinese words snap together like bricks. Every word below shares a character with this one, so you are already halfway to knowing it.
See it in sentences
电话断了吗？
Did the call cut off?