丹 (daan1 | dan1) : vermilion; red; pellet; pill

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丹

daan1

dan1

[1] [adj] vermilion; red; scarlet
[2] [n] pellet; pill; powder

Default PoS:

Additional PoS:

Stroke count: 4

Level: 2

Radical: 丶 (#3)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

丹

Don't confuse with:
舟

This word has been viewed 8881 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 28th Dec 2014 13:38

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紅毛丹 hung4 mou4 daan1 hong2 mao2 dan1 = rambutan

不丹 bat1 daan1 bu4 dan1 = Bhutan

丹麥 daan1 mak6 dan1 mai4 = Denmark

蘇丹 sou1 daan1 su1 dan1 = Sudan; sultan

牡丹 maau5 daan1 mu3 dan5 = peony; Mudan district of Heze city in Shandong

丹心 daan1 sam1 dan1 xin1 = loyalty

丹方 daan1 fong1 dan1 fang1 = folk remedy

丹桂 daan1 gwai3 dan1 gui4 = orange osmanthus

丹毒 daan1 duk6 dan1 du2 = erysipelas

丹田 daan1 tin4 dan1 tian2 = pubic region; dan tian, point two inches below the navel where one's qi resides

丹皮 daan1 pei4 dan1 pi2 = the root bark of the peony tree

丹砂 daan1 saa1 dan1 sha1 = cinnabar

天竺牡丹 tin1 zuk1 maau5 daan1 tian1 zhu2 mu3 dan1 = dahlia

煉丹 lin6 daan1 = alchemy

纏腰火丹 cin4 yiu1 fo2 daan1 chan2 yao1 huo3 dan1 = [TCM] girdling fire cinnabar (herpes zoster)

纏腰蛇丹 cin4 jiu1 se4 daan1 chan2 yao1 she2 dan1 = [TCM] girdling snake cinnabar

牡丹樓 maau5 daan1 lau4 mu3 dan1 lou2 = McDonald's (restaurant) 粵

仙丹 sin1 daan1 xian1 dan1 = elixir

阿姆斯特丹 aa3 mou5 si1 dak6 daan1 e1 mu3 si1 te4 dan1 = Amsterdam

丹尼斯 daan1 nei4 si1 dan1 ni2 si5 = Dennis (a person's name)

奧薩瑪賓拉丹 ou3 saat3 maa5 ban1 laai1 daan1 = [粵] Osama bin Laden

王丹 wong4 daan1 wang2 dan1 = Wang Dan (Chinese dissident)

牡丹坊 maau5 daan1 fong1 mu3 dan1 fang1 = Peony Lane

丹巴 daan1 baa1 dan1 ba1 = Danba (place in Sichuan)

丹東 daan1 dung1 dan1 dong1 = Dandong (city in Liaoning)

丹鳳 daan1 fung6 dan1 feng4 = Danfeng (place in Shaanxi)

丹江口 daan1 gong1 hau2 dan1 jiang1 kou3 = Danjiangkou (city in Hubei)

丹陽 daan1 joeng4 dan1 yang2 = Danyang (city in Jiangsu)

丹棱縣 daan1 ling4 jyun6 dan1 leng2 xian4 = Danleng county (county in Sichuan)

丹徒 daan1 tou4 dan1 tu2 = Dantu (place in Jiangsu)

丹寨 daan1 zaai6 dan1 zhai4 = Danzhai (place in Guizhou)

甘丹寺 gam1 daan1 zi6*2 gan1 dan1 si4 = Ganden (monastery near Lhasa, Tibet)

南丹 naam4 daan1 nan2 dan1 = Nandan (place in Guangxi)

山丹 saan1 daan1 shan1 dan1 = Shandan (place in Gansu)

志丹 zi3 daan1 zhi4 dan1 = Zhidan (place in Shaanxi)

牡丹江 maau5 daan1 gong1 mu3 dan1 jiang1 = Mudanjiang (city in Heilongjiang)

牡丹江地區 maau5 daan1 gong1 dei6 keoi1 mu3 dan1 jiang1 di4 qu1 = Mudanjiang district (district in Heilongjiang)

士丹頓街 si6 daan1 deon6 gaai1 = Staunton Street

諾查丹瑪斯 nok6 caa4 daan1 maa5 si1 nuo4 cha2 dan1 ma3 si1 = Nostradamus

契丹 kai3 daan1 qi4 dan1 = Qidan, Khitan (ethnic people in ancient China)

丹瑞 daan1 seoi6 dan1 rui4 = Than Shwe, Myanmar (Burmese) general and politician

牛嚼牡丹 ngau4 ziu6 maau5 daan1 = unappreciative of sth worthwhile 粵

萬靈丹 maan6 ling4 daan1 wan4 ling2 dan1 = panacea

牡丹卡 maau5 daan1 kaat1 mu3 dan5 ka3 = Peony Card (credit card issued by Industrial and Commercial Bank of China)

甄子丹 jan1 zi2 daan1 zhen1 zi3 dan1 = Donnie Yen

喬丹 kiu4 daan1 qiao2 dan1 = Jordan, Formula 1 racing team

丹尼士巨龍 daan1 nei4 si6 geoi6 lung4 dan1 ni2 ju4 long2 = Dennis Dragon bus

丹尼士禿鷹 daan1 nei4 si6 tuk1 jing1 dan1 ni2 shi4 tu1 ying1 = Dennis Condor bus

丹尼士三叉戟三型 daan1 nei4 si6 saam1 caa1 gik1 saam1 jing4 dan1 ni2 shi4 san1 cha1 ji3 san1 xing2 = Dennis Trident 3 bus

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
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