cinnabar; red; pellet; elixir
Animated Stroke Order 丹
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HSK Vocabulary: 丹
HSK words that contain this character.
Example Sentences
Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 丹 is used in context
1
tā他
duì对
zǔ祖
guó国
huái怀
zhe着
yí一
piàn片
dān丹
xīn心
。
He holds a loyal heart for his motherland.
2
tā他
shàn擅
cháng长
dān丹
qīng青
，
huà画
zuò作
jīng精
měi美
。
He is skilled in painting and his works are exquisite.
3
gǔ古
dài代
dào道
shì士
cháng常
zài在
shēn深
shān山
liàn炼
dān丹
。
Ancient Taoists often practiced alchemy in deep mountains.
4
zhè这
shì是
yī一
duǒ朵
mǔ牡
dān丹
。
This is a peony.
5
huā花
yuán园
lǐ里
zhǒng种
le了
xǔ许
duō多
mǔ牡
dān丹
，
chūn春
tiān天
kāi开
huā花
shí时
hěn很
piào漂
liàng亮
。
There are many peonies planted in the garden, and they look beautiful when they bloom in spring.
6
mǔ牡
dān丹
bèi被
yù誉
wéi为
zhōng中
guó国
de的
guó国
huā花
，
xiàng象
zhēng征
zhe着
fù富
guì贵
hé和
fán繁
róng荣
。
The peony is known as China's national flower, symbolizing wealth and prosperity.
Information
Traditional丹
Radical丿
Strokes4
StructureSingle Body
Frequency#1949
Zhuyinㄉㄢ
Components—
UnicodeU+4E39
CangjieBY
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Cultural note
Traditional Chinese culture often connects characters and names with the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) and Yin–Yang, a system also used to describe personality tendencies.
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