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丹 dān

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丹 dān Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
dān | dan1
English translation
cinnabar, red, vermilion; pellet, powder

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About 丹 dān

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Number of strokes

4

Traditional form

丹 dān

Contains the radical

丶 diǎn

Part of speech

Place name / 地名 dì míng Dìmíng

Learning hint

A red pellet 丶 diǎn  from a mine 井 Jǐng

Etymology of 丹 dān

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

⿻冂亠

Explanation

Origin unclear.

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Example sentences using 丹 dān

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猪 zhū 丹 dān 毒 dú 杆菌 gǎn jūn 对 duì 盐 yán 腌 yān , 酸 suān 浸 jìn , 烟 yān 熏 xūn 很 hěn 有 yǒu 抵抗力 dǐ kàng lì .

The erysipelas organism is quite resistant to salting, pickling, and smoking.

人工 réngōng 湖 hú 有 yǒu 玉 yù 液 yè 池 Chí , 眉 méi 湾 wān 、 丹霞 Dān xiá 湖 hú 、 静 jìng 泊 bó .

There are man - made lake Chi Yu Ye , Mei Wan, Lake, quiet park.

他 tā 忽 Hū 闻 Wén 有人 yǒu rén 在 zài 牡丹亭 Mǔ dan Tíng 畔 pàn 长吁短叹 cháng xū duǎn tàn .

Suddenly he heard a rustle in the peony pavilion and someone sighing deeply.

丹宁 dān níng 柔和 róuhé , 突出 tūchū 了 le 持久 chíjiǔ 回味 huí wèi 及 jí 甜润 tián rùn 的 de 果香.

Full flavored , velvet tannins enhance the long, sweet fruit finish.

人生 rénshēng 自古 zì gǔ 谁 shuí 无 wú 死 sǐ ,留 liú 取 qǔ 丹心 dān xīn 照 zhào 汗青.

What man was ever immune from death ? Let me but leave a loyal heart shining in the pages of history.

Words with 丹 dān

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
丹 dān red丹 dān
丹尼 Dān ní Danny (name)丹尼 Dān ní
丹麦 Dān mài Denmark丹麥
苏丹 Sū dān Sudan蘇丹
丹尼斯 Dān ní sī Dennis (name)丹尼斯 Dān ní sī
丹尼尔 Dān ní ěr Daniel (name)丹尼爾
乔丹 Qiáo dān Jordan (name)喬丹
牡丹 Mǔ dan Mudan District of Heze City 菏澤市|菏泽市 Hé zé Shì [Hé​zé​Shì], Shandong牡丹 Mǔ dan
阿姆斯特丹 Ā mǔ sī tè dān Amsterdam, capital of Netherlands阿姆斯特丹 Ā mǔ sī tè dān
丹佛 Dān fó Denver, Colorado丹佛 Dān fó
丹参 dān shēn Salvia miltiorrhiza丹參
契丹 Qì dān Qidan or Khitan, ethnic group in ancient China, a branch of the Eastern Hu people inhabiting the valley of the Xar Murun River in the upper reaches of the Liao River 遼河|辽河 Liáo Hé [Liáo​Hé]契丹 Qì dān
摩根士丹利 Mó gēn Shì dān lì Morgan Stanley (financial services company)摩根士丹利 Mó gēn Shì dān lì
丹田 dān tián pubic region丹田 dān tián
丹东 Dān dōng Dandong prefecture-level city in Liaoning province 遼寧省|辽宁省 Liáo níng shěng in northeast China丹東
炼丹 liàn dān to concoct pills of immortality煉丹
丹阳 Dān yáng Danyang county level city in Zhenjiang 鎮江|镇江 Zhèn jiāng [Zhèn​jiāng], Jiangsu丹陽
于丹 Yú Dān Yu Dan (1965-), female scholar, writer, educator and TV presenter于丹 Yú Dān
牡丹江 Mǔ dan jiāng Mudanjiang prefecture level city in Heilongjiang province 黑龍江|黑龙江 Hēi lóng jiāng [Hēi​lóng​jiāng] in northeast China牡丹江 Mǔ dan jiāng
张丹 Zhāng Dān Zhang Dan (1985-), Chinese figure skater張丹
灵丹妙药 líng dān miào yào panacea靈丹妙藥
丹皮 dān pí the root bark of the peony tree丹皮 dān pí
鹿特丹 Lù tè dān Rotterdam, port city in the Netherlands鹿特丹 Lù tè dān

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