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

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丹

daan1

dan1

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

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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 7791 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
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Decimal representation of this word: 丹
Unicode code for this character: U+4e39 (off-site link)

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