诞
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dàn · to give birth, to bear children

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8Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 诞

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dànWords pronounced dàn
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Example sentences

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Wǒ men shì wèi le sǐ wáng ér dàn shēng de.我们是为了死亡而诞生的。

We were born to die.

Source: Tatoeba #8686666 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhège chuán tǒng zài zhōng guó dàn shēng le.这个传统在中国诞生了。

This tradition originates from China.

Source: Tatoeba #784025 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Hù lián wǎng de guǎng fàn yìng yòng shǐ xīn yí dài de nián qīng rén dàn shēng le.互联网的广泛应用使新一代的年轻人诞生了。

The proliferation of Internet usage has given birth to a new generation of young people.

Source: Tatoeba #502969 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Guò jǐ tiān jiù shì shèng dàn jié le.过几天就是圣诞节了。

Christmas is only a few days away.

Source: Tatoeba #1872565 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā gěi le wǒ yí gè hěn bàng de shèng dàn lǐ wù.他给了我一个很棒的圣诞礼物。

He gave me a nice Christmas present.

Source: Tatoeba #343671 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ qī wàng néng zài shèng dàn jié jiàn dào nǐ.我期望能在圣诞节见到你。

I hope I can see you at Christmas.

Source: Tatoeba #334988 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 诞 in context

  1. Say dàn, then recall the core meaning: to give birth, to bear children.
  2. Write all 8 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 诞生 (dàn shēng), meaning “to be born”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 诞 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.