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耽 (dān): To indulge in — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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How to write 耽 — animated stroke order

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 耽

耽 stroke order diagram

3.

Character Breakdown

Left-Right

耽=耳ear+冘linger

Ears (耳) sink into something (冘) — to indulge or delay in pleasure.

4.

Free Printable Handwriting Practice with Stroke Order: 耽

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5.

HSK Vocabulary: 耽

HSK words that contain this character.

耽误

dān wu

delay; hold up

耽搁

dān ge

Delay

6.

Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 耽 is used in context

tā他

yīn因

shì事

dān耽

gē搁

le了

yí一

huì会

er儿

。

He was delayed for a while due to something.

tā他

dān耽

yú于

huàn幻

xiǎng想

，

bú不

qiè切

shí实

bié别

dān耽

wù误

le了

huǒ火

chē车

de的

shí时

jiān

Information

Pinyindān

Meaningto indulge in

Strokes10

Radical耳

Traditional耽

StructureLeft-Right

Frequency#1834

Zhuyinㄉㄢ

UnicodeU+803D

CangjieSJBUU

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jì际

。

He indulges in fantasy and is unrealistic.

间

。

Don't miss the train time.

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