淡(dàn)

HSK 411 strokes

insipid

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Character information

Pinyin
dàn
Meaning
insipid; diluted; weak; mild; light in color; tasteless; indifferent; (variant of 氮[dan4]) nitrogen
Strokes
11
HSK level
HSK 4
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 淡 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰氵炎

In this compound, the meaning comes from 氵 (water); 炎 supplies the sound.

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

Made of

氵shuǐ炎yán

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 淡 step by step

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

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Words with 淡

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

lěng冷dàn淡
HSK 7-9

cold; indifferent

Open 冷淡 page →
píng平dàn淡
HSK 7-9

flat; dull; ordinary; nothing special

Open 平淡 page →
dàn淡huà化
HSK 7-9

to water down

Open 淡化 page →
dàn淡jì季
HSK 7-9

off season

Open 淡季 page →
guǎ寡dàn淡

insipid; bland; indifferent

Open 寡淡 page →
píng平dàn淡wú无qí奇

ordinary and mediocre (idiom); nothing to write home about

Open 平淡无奇 page →
xìng性lěng冷dàn淡

frigidity

Open 性冷淡 page →
tián恬dàn淡

quiet and contented

Open 恬淡 page →

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丈与严临之乎亚企

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冷平化季寡无奇性

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