dǎn

courage; guts; gall bladder

HSK 5 #1352

Character data

HSK 5
Frequency 1352nd character
Radical ⾁ (130.5)
Strokes 9
Index # 1593
TRADITIONAL

Definitions

胆 dǎn
  1. 1. courage
  2. 2. guts
  3. 3. gall bladder
  4. 4. gall
  5. 5. inner container (e.g. bladder of a football, inner container of a thermos)

Stroke order

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Words containing 胆

Word Meaning
to act boldly
gallstone
lit. red-bellied devotion (idiom); wholehearted loyalty
bold; courageous
courage
bilirubin
gentian violet C25H30ClN3; crystal violet
intrepid; devoid of fear (idiom)
acetylcholine ACh (amine related to vitamin B complex)
to pour out one's heart (idiom)
to be completely honest and sincere (idiom)
to pluck up some courage
scared out of one's wits; panic-stricken
to be scared out of one's wits; to scare stiff
to proceed with sth even though scared
solitary hero; maverick
solitary hero; maverick
to be scared out of one's wits (idiom)
utterly loyal; speak with total honesty
fullness for the bold, famine for the timid (idiom)
courageous
to be all talk and no action
bear gall (used in TCM)
Conyza blinii