(dān)

15 strokes
Readingsdāndàn

carry

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
dān / dàn
Meaning
carry
Strokes
15
HSK level
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰亻詹

In this compound, the meaning comes from (person); supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write step by step

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Words with

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

dānzhōu

see 儋州市[Dan1 zhou1 Shi4]

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dānxiàn

Dan county, Hainan

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Danzhou, prefecture-level city in Hainan Province 海南省[Hai3 nan2 Sheng3]

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Related characters

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