丹(dān)

HSK 7-94 strokes

red

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Character information

Pinyin
dān
Meaning
red; pellet; powder; cinnabar
Strokes
4
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 丹 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿻冂亠

A red pellet 丶 from a mine 井

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

冂jiōng亠tóu

Parts are arranged overlaid.

How to write 丹 step by step

4 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 丹

Common words using 丹 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

bù不dān丹

Bhutan

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dān丹fó佛

Denver, Colorado

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dān丹shēn参

(botany) red sage (Salvia miltiorrhiza)

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dān丹níng宁

(loanword) denim

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dān丹ní尼

Danny (name)

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dān丹ní尼sī斯

Dennis (name)

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dān丹ní尼ěr尔

Daniel (name)

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dān丹bā巴

see 丹巴县

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丁丐丘丙丛丝丫丸

From 丹’s common words

不佛参宁尼斯尔巴

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