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Chinese Characters Pronounced "dan" (Pinyin)

11 characters found

Pronunciation Guide: The sound "dan" is a Mandarin syllable.

First Tone (ā)

cinnabar; red; pellet; elixir

dān

单

single, alone, simple

to carry on a shoulder pole; to bear, undertake

to indulge in; to delay

Third Tone (ǎ)

gallbladder; courage, boldness

Fourth Tone (à)

but, however, only, just

to fear, dread, or be afraid of

dawn, daybreak, morning

light, pale, thin, bland, insipid

to be born; birth

Common Words

一旦

yi dan

Once; in case

不但

bu dan

not only

不惮

bu dan

not fear, not be afraid of

丹心

dan xin

loyal heart

丹青

dan qing

painting art

但愿

dan yuan

I wish, if only

但是

dan shi

but, however

元旦

yuan dan

New Year's Day

单位

dan wei

Unit

单独

dan du

Alone

圣诞

sheng dan

Jesus' birthday, Christmas

大胆

da dan

Bold, courageous

平淡

ping dan

Ordinary, plain

忌惮

ji dan

fear and scruple

惮烦

dan fan

fear of trouble

担任

dan ren

Take on (a role)

担心

dan xin

Worry

旦角

dan jue

Female role in Chinese opera

淡化

dan hua

Dilute, weaken

淡水

dan shui

Freshwater