dān dan

red; cinnabar; powder

#1280

Character data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 1280th character
Radical ⼂ (3.3)
Strokes 4
Index # 155

Definitions

丹 dān
  1. 1. red
  2. 2. cinnabar
  3. 3. powder
  4. 4. pellet

Stroke order

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Words containing 丹

Word Meaning
Ramadan (loanword)
Morgan Stanley (financial services company)
to concoct pills of immortality
symbol of the alchemist's art
symbol of the alchemist's art
concocting magic pills; maker of immortality pill
concocting magic pills; maker of immortality pill
Prince Dan of Yan, enemy of Qin emperor
The Peony Pavilion (1598), play by Tang Xianzu tāng xiǎn zǔ
Mudan District of Heze City hé zé shì, Shandong
Mudan District of Heze City hé zé shì, Shandong
Peony Card (credit card issued by Industrial and Commercial Bank of China)
Peony Lane
Mudanjiang prefecture level city in Heilongjiang province hēi lóng jiāng in northeast China
Mudanjiang prefecture in Heilongjiang
Mudanjiang prefecture in Heilongjiang
Mudanjiang prefecture level city in Heilongjiang province hēi lóng jiāng in northeast China
root bark of the peony tree (used in TCM)
Mutan township in Pingtung County píng dōng xiàn, Taiwan
Mutan township in Pingtung County píng dōng xiàn, Taiwan
Although the peony is beautiful, it depends entirely on help from the green leaves (idiom). However brilliant you may be, you can't do anything without support from others.
Although the peony is beautiful, it depends entirely on help from the green leaves (idiom). However brilliant you may be, you can't do anything without support from others.
beauty needs support; talent needs helpers
even the great need support from others
talent needs support; no one succeeds alone