Word information
Simplified牡丹
Traditional牡丹
Pinyinmǔdan
Part of speech名
HSK 3.07-9
HSK 2.0Not listed
Chinese word dictionary
牡丹
mǔdan · Mudan District of Heze City 菏澤市|菏泽市[He2 ze2 Shi4], Shandong; Mutan township in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县[Ping2 dong1 Xian4], Taiwan; tree peony (Paeonia suffruticosa)
Character breakdown
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