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Animated Stroke Order 旦

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3.

Character Breakdown

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旦

一one, horizon

旦=

4.

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5.

How to Use 旦

Compounds meaning 'a specific day'

The character 旦 (dàn) denotes a day or daytime; in these words it refers to a particular day or point in time.

一旦 • yí dàn • in a single day; in a very short time; in case [something happens] • HSK 5

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Example Sentences

yī一

chǎng场

dà大

huǒ火

ràng让

tā他

de

Information

Pinyindàn

Meaningdawn, daybreak, morning

Strokes5

Radical日

Traditional旦

StructureTop-Bottom

Frequency#1283

Zhuyinㄉㄢˋ

UnicodeU+65E6

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+一one, horizon

The sun (日) rising above the horizon (一) — dawn or morning, the start of a new day.

yí一

dàn旦

in a single day; in a very short time; in case [something happens]

元旦 • yuán dàn • New Year's Day • HSK 5

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yuán元

dàn旦

New Year's Day

的

jiā家

chǎn产

huǐ毁

yú于

yī一

dàn旦

。

A big fire destroyed his family property in an instant.

yí一

dàn旦

xià下

yǔ雨

，

wǒ我

men们

jiù就

qǔ取

xiāo消

huó活

dòng动

。

If it rains, we will cancel the activity.

chuán传

shuō说

zhōng中

sā撒

dàn旦

shì是

duò堕

luò落

de的

tiān天

shǐ使

。

Legend says Satan is a fallen angel.

yuán元

dàn旦

shì是

fǎ法

dìng定

jié节

jià假

rì日

。

New Year's Day is a legal holiday.

tā她

shàn擅

cháng长

bàn扮

yǎn演

dàn旦

jué角

。

She is good at playing female roles.

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Characters pronounced "dan".

掸dǎnto dust; a duster
眈dānto stare at; to glare
氮dànnitrogen
郸dānname of a city in Hebei; used in place names
儋dancarry on shoulder; a load; a unit of capacity (equal to 100 liters); used as a surname
蛋dànegg

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Same Radical

Characters with radical "日".

曼mànlong, extended, vast; beautiful
暇xiáleisure, relaxation, spare time
昃zèto decline (of the sun); sunset
曜yàoglorious, as sun; daylight, sunlight; one of the seven planets of pre-modern astronomy (the sun, the moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn)
晦huìdark; obscure; unlucky
时shítime; season; period

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