胆(dǎn)

HSK 59 strokesTrad. 膽

gall bladder

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Character information

Pinyin
dǎn
Meaning
gall bladder; courage; guts; gall; inner container (e.g. bladder of a football, inner container of a thermos)
Strokes
9
HSK level
HSK 5
Traditional
膽

Origin & structure

Where 胆 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰⺼旦

In this compound, the meaning comes from ⺼ (flesh); 旦 supplies the sound.

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

Made of

⺼旦dàn

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 胆 step by step

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

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Words with 胆

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

dà大dǎn胆
HSK 5

brazen

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dǎn胆xiǎo小
HSK 5

cowardice

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zhuàng壮dǎn胆
HSK 7-9

to get one’s courage up; to embolden

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dǎn胆zǐ子
HSK 7-9

courage

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dǎn胆qiè怯
HSK 7-9

timidity

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tí提xīn心diào吊dǎn胆
HSK 7-9

(idiom) nervous; fearful; on edge

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nèi内dǎn胆

inner container (e.g. the rice pot inside a rice cooker, the vacuum bottle …

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sàng丧dǎn胆

panic-stricken; scared out of one's wits

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大小壮子怯提心吊

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