旦(dàn)

HSK 55 strokes

(literary) dawn

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Character information

Pinyin
dàn
Meaning
(literary) dawn; daybreak; dan, female role in Chinese opera (traditionally played by specialized male actors)
Strokes
5
HSK level
HSK 5
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 旦 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿱日一

The sun 日 rising over the horizon 一

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

Made of

日rì一yī

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

How to write 旦 step by step

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

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Words with 旦

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

yī一dàn旦
HSK 5

in case (sth happens); if; once (sth happens, then...); when; in a short ti…

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yuán元dàn旦
HSK 5

New Year's Day

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qián乾dàn旦

male actor playing the female role (Chinese opera)

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fù复dàn旦

Fudan University, Shanghai, abbr. for 复旦大学

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sā撒dàn旦

Satan or Shaitan

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dàn旦jué角

dan, female roles in Chinese opera (traditionally played by specialized male actors)

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yuē约dàn旦

Jordan (country)

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lǎo老dàn旦

old woman role in Chinese opera

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一元乾复撒角约老

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