郸(dān)

10 strokesTrad. 鄲

used in place names 邯郸 (historically, a county in Hebei, now a city)…

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Character information

Pinyin
dān
Meaning
used in place names 邯郸 (historically, a county in Hebei, now a city) and 郸城 (a county in Henan)
Strokes
10
HSK level
—
Traditional
鄲

Origin & structure

Where 郸 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰单阝

In this compound, the meaning comes from 阝 (place); 单 supplies the sound.

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

Made of

单dān阝fǔ

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 郸 step by step

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

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Words with 郸

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

hán邯dān郸

see 邯郸市

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dān郸chéng城

see 郸城县

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hán邯dān郸shì市

Handan, prefecture-level city in Hebei Province 河北省[He2 bei3 Sheng3]

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dān郸chéng城xiàn县

Dancheng, a county in Zhoukou City 周口市[Zhou1 kou3 Shi4], Henan

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hán邯dān郸xué学bù步

to copy the way they walk in Handan (idiom)

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From 郸’s common words

邯城市县学步

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