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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
dàn | dan4
English translation
dawn
morning
day-break
day
dawn; morning; day

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About dàn

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Number of strokes

5

Traditional form

dàn

Contains the radical

Part of speech

Abbreviation / 简称略语 Jiǎnchēng lüèyǔ

Learning hint

The sun  rising over the horizon 

Etymology of dàn

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

日一

Explanation

Pictograph of the sun rising above the horizon.

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Example sentences using dàn

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一旦 yīdàn biàn jiù 所有 suǒyǒu de 老朋友 lǎo péng you dōu shuǎi le .

As soon as she became rich, she cast aside all her old friends.

rén yǒu 旦夕祸福, yuè yǒu Yīn qíng yuán quē .

Men are subject to sudden changes of fortune as the moon is subject to the changes of being full and crescent, cloudy and clear.

克朗 kè lǎng chè 先生 Xiānsheng 觉得 juéde 有点 yǒu diǎn 扫兴 sǎo xìng , 解释 jiěshì shuì zhǐ de shì lǎo 撒旦 Sā dàn ”.

Mr. Cruncher, with some diffidence, explained himself as meaning'Old Nick's.'

yāo jiào shuì ya , chuán 一旦 yīdàn le 什么 shénme 名字 míngzi , jiù 应该 yīnggāi 永远 yǒngyuǎn jiào 这个 zhè ge 名字 míngzi .

Now, what a ship was christened , so let her stay, I says.

一旦 yīdàn 下决心 xià jué xīn zuò , 任何 rènhé 事情 shìqing dōu 挡不 zhù .

If he's set his mind on doing it, nothing will stop him.

Words with dàn

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
一旦 yīdàn if一旦 yīdàn
元旦 Yuándàn New Year's Day元旦 Yuándàn
撒旦 Sā dàn Satan or Shaitan撒旦 Sā dàn
约旦 Yuē dàn Jordan約旦
dàn dawn dàn
复旦大学 Fù dàn Dà xué Fudan University, Shanghai復旦大學
危在旦夕 wēi zài dàn xī in imminent peril (idiom)危在旦夕 wēi zài dàn xī
复旦 Fù dàn Fudan University, Shanghai, abbr. for 復旦大學|复旦大学 Fù dàn Dà xué [Fù​dàn​Dà​xué]復旦
约旦河 Yuē dàn Hé Jordan River約旦河
信誓旦旦 xìn shì dàn dàn to make a solemn vow信誓旦旦 xìn shì dàn dàn
花旦 huā dàn role of vivacious young female in Chinese opera花旦 huā dàn
通宵达旦 tōng xiāo dá dàn day and night通宵達旦
老旦 lǎo dàn old woman role in Chinese opera老旦 lǎo dàn
旦角 dàn jué dan, female roles in Chinese opera (traditionally played by specialized male actors)旦角 dàn jué
刀马旦 dāo mǎ dàn female warrior role in Chinese opera刀馬旦
李旦 Lǐ Dàn Li Dan, personal name of sixth Tang emperor Ruizong 唐睿宗 Táng Ruì zōng [Táng​Ruì​zōng] (662-716), reigned 684-690 and 710-712李旦 Lǐ Dàn
文旦 wén dàn pomelo文旦 wén dàn
枕戈待旦 zhěn gē dài dàn to wait for dawn, one's head resting on a spear (idiom)枕戈待旦 zhěn gē dài dàn
命在旦夕 mìng zài dàn xī to be at death's door (idiom)命在旦夕 mìng zài dàn xī
震旦纪 zhèn dàn jì Sinian (c. 800-542 million years ago), late phase of pre-Cambrian geological era震旦紀
巴旦杏 bā dàn xìng almond (loanword)巴旦杏 bā dàn xìng

dàn Decomposition & Compounds

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dàn Decomposition

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dàn Compounds

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