誕
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dàn · to give birth, to bear children

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13Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

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言Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 誕

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Example sentences

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Shèng dàn jié hěn kuài jiù dào le, bú shì má?聖誕節很快就到了,不是嗎?

Christmas is soon, isn't it?

Source: Tatoeba #833791 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ qù nián xiě le duō shǎo zhāng shèng dàn kǎ?你去年寫了多少張聖誕卡?

How many Christmas cards did you write last year?

Source: Tatoeba #684816 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ yí dìng yào huí jiā guò shèng dàn jié a.你一定要回家過聖誕節啊。

You have to come home for Christmas.

Source: Tatoeba #13665591 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Shèng dàn jié kuài dào le, shēng yì yě hǎo le diǎn.聖誕節快到了,生意也好了點。

With the approach of Christmas, business improved somewhat.

Source: Tatoeba #458158 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ bú rèn wéi shèng dàn lǎo rén shì xū gòu de.我不認為聖誕老人是虛構的。

I don't believe Santa Claus is imaginary.

Source: Tatoeba #13665579 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ shèng dàn jié bú zài.我聖誕節不在。

I'll be away till Christmas.

Source: Tatoeba #13665611 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 誕 in context

  1. Say dàn, then recall the core meaning: to give birth, to bear children.
  2. Write all 13 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 誕 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.