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眈 (dān): To stare at — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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Related Words: 眈

眈眈 • dān dān • gloomily; fiercely (staring)

dān眈

dān眈

gloomily; fiercely (staring)

眈视 • dān shì • to stare at greedily or fiercely

dān眈

shì视

to stare at greedily or fiercely

虎视眈眈 • hǔ shì dān dān • to glare like a tiger eyeing its prey; to covet greedily

hǔ虎

shì视

dān眈

dān眈

to glare like a tiger eyeing its prey; to covet greedily

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Example Sentences

Tā他

duì对

zhè这

ge个

zhí职

wèi位

hǔ虎

shì视

dān眈

dān眈

。

He is coveting this position greedily.

zhè这

ge个

cí词

“

dān眈

shì视

”

cháng常

yòng

Nà那

zhī只

lǎo老

hǔ虎

hǔ虎

shì视

dān眈

dān眈

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Pinyindān

Meaningto stare at; to glare

Strokes9

Radical目

Traditional—

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Frequency#3979

Zhuyinㄉㄢ

UnicodeU+7708

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用

yú于

miáo描

shù述

bù不

huái怀

hǎo好

yì意

de的

zhù注

shì视

。

The word 'dān shì' is often used to describe a malicious stare.

de

地

dīng盯

zhe着

liè猎

wù物

。

That tiger is glaring fiercely at its prey.

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Characters pronounced "dan".

掸dǎnto dust; a duster
氮dànnitrogen
儋dancarry on shoulder; a load; a unit of capacity (equal to 100 liters); used as a surname
郸dānname of a city in Hebei; used in place names
蛋dànegg
澹dàntranquil, calm, or indifferent

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Characters with radical "目".

瞥piētake fleeting glance at
眩xuànto confuse; dizzy, dazed, disoriented
睾gāotesticle
眷juàntake interest in, care for
瞌kēdoze off; sleepy
瞰kànwatch, spy; overlook; look down

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