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1.

Animated Stroke Order 淡

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How to write 淡 — animated stroke order

2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 淡

淡 stroke order diagram

3.

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Left-Right

淡

炎flame, inflammation

淡=

4.

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5.

How to Use 淡

Mild or weak in intensity

Indicates a lack of strength, flavor, or excitement.

冷淡 • lěng dàn • treat coldly; give the cold shoulder to • HSK 5

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6.

Example Sentences

tā他

de的

shēng生

huó活

guò过

dé得

hěn

Information

Pinyindàn

Meaningthin; light in colour; tasteless

Strokes11

Radical氵

Traditional淡

StructureLeft-Right

Frequency#1335

Zhuyinㄉㄢˋ

UnicodeU+6DE1

CangjieEF

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+炎flame, inflammation

Water (氵) and fire (炎) balance to dilute — creating a mild, light, or bland taste.

lěng冷

dàn淡

treat coldly; give the cold shoulder to

清淡 • qīng dàn • light; mild; delicate • HSK 5

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qīng清

dàn淡

light; mild; delicate

平淡 • píng dàn • Plain / Insipid • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

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píng平

dàn淡

Plain / Insipid

Specific domains: fresh water and off season

Used in compound words to denote a non-salty or non-busy state.

淡水 • dàn shuǐ • fresh water • HSK 6

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dàn淡

shuǐ水

fresh water

淡季 • dàn jì • off season • HSK 6

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dàn淡

jì季

off season

很

píng平

dàn淡

。

His life is very ordinary.

wǒ我

xǐ喜

huān欢

chī吃

qīng清

dàn淡

de的

shí食

wù物

。

I like to eat light food.

zhè这

tiáo条

hé河

lǐ里

yǒu有

hěn很

duō多

dàn淡

shuǐ水

yú鱼

。

There are many freshwater fish in this river.

zhè这

bēi杯

chá茶

tài太

dàn淡

le了

，

méi没

shén什

me么

wèi味

dào道

。

This cup of tea is too weak/tasteless; it has little flavor.

nà那

xiē些

bù不

yú愉

kuài快

de的

jīng经

lì历

yǐ已

bèi被

tā他

dàn淡

wàng忘

。

Those unpleasant experiences have been faded from his memory.

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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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涣huànscatter; scattered
涅nièblacken; black mud, slime
涧jiànbrook, mountain stream
汀tīngsandbar, beach, bank, shore
滦luánriver and county in Hebei province
滓zǐsediment, lees, dregs

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