HSK 5

(dǎn): gall bladder, bravery, courage

dǎn

gall bladder, bravery, courage

Pinyin

dǎn

HSK Level

Level 5

Characters

1

English Meaning

gall bladder, bravery, courage

How to Write (dǎn)

is written in 9 strokes. Follow the stroke order below, drawing each highlighted stroke in turn.

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
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  9. 9

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Origin of

A phono-semantic compound: ⺼ (flesh) carries the meaning, and 旦 hints at the pronunciation.

What is Made Of

is built from 2 components:

meat, flesh
dawn

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Words Using

Common Chinese words that contain :

胆怯

dǎnqiè

胆小鬼

dǎnxiǎoguǐ

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