殚(dān): entirely
12 strokesTrad. 殫
entirely
Stroke order animation
Character information
- Pinyin
- dān
- Meaning
- entirely; to exhaust
- Strokes
- 12
- HSK level
- —
- Traditional
- 殫
Origin & structure
Where 殚 comes from and how its parts fit together.
How to write 殚 step by step
12 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.
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Words with 殚
Common words using 殚 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.
to exhaust one's thoughts and ingenuity (idiom); to think sth through thoroughly
Open 殚精极虑 page →to exhaust one's thoughts and ingenuity (idiom); to think sth through thoroughly
Open 殚精竭虑 page →Related characters
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