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dān · cinnabar, red, vermilion

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4Total strokes

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Single-componentCharacter structure

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丶Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 丹

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danWords pronounced dan
dānWords pronounced dān
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Example sentences

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Dān xiǎng ràng nǐ zhī dào tā bú hèn nǐ.丹想让你知道他不恨你。

Dan wanted you to know that he didn't hate you.

Source: Tatoeba #5624136 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ kàn dào dān.我看到丹。

I see Dan.

Source: Tatoeba #730701 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā bú shì dà wèi, tā jiào dān ní ěr.他不是大衛，他叫丹尼爾。

He is not David. His name is Daniel.

Source: Tatoeba #6047116 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhège chéng shì bèi chēngwéi rì běn de dān mài.这个城市被称为日本的丹麦。

This city is called the Japanese Denmark.

Source: Tatoeba #691205 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Dān zài yì chǎng chē huò hòu huǐ róng le.丹在一场车祸后毁容了。

Dan was disfigured following a car accident.

Source: Tatoeba #8553149 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Xìng hǎo dān zhèng zài gǎn lái de lùshang.幸好丹正在趕來的路上。

Fortunately, Dan was on the way.

Source: Tatoeba #13753099 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 丹 in context

  1. Say dān, then recall the core meaning: cinnabar, red, vermilion.
  2. Write all 4 strokes while keeping the single-component balanced.
  3. Use it in 牡丹 (mǔ dan), meaning “Mudan District of Heze City 菏澤市|菏泽市[He2 ze2 Shi4], Shandong”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 丹 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.