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TSUMUGU · TOCFL 5 (est.) · 詞
手段 word · TOCFL 5 (est.)
手段 ＝ 手 ＋ 段
ㄕㄡˇ ㄉㄨㄢˋ · shǒuduàn
noun — means; method; measure; (sometimes) trick or stratagem

字源 FORM — what the parts do

手hand; agency (手指的手)shǒu
段section; stage (段落的段)duàn
手段，手指的手，段落的段。
關 · Related
方法fāngfǎmethod — neutral; 手段 can carry a strategic or cynical edge措施cuòshīmeasure; step — formal administrative term for action taken