CHARACTERS / DAN

“dan” is 12 characters.

Chinese has many characters with the same sound. The tone and the shape tell them apart.

  1. 但dànbutHSK 2 · TONE 4
  2. 蛋dàneggHSK 2 · TONE 4
  3. 单dānbillHSK 3 · TONE 1
  4. 担dānto undertakeHSK 3 · TONE 1
  5. 弹dàncrossballHSK 4 · TONE 4
  6. 旦dàn(literary) dawnHSK 5 · TONE 4
  7. 淡dàninsipidHSK 5 · TONE 4
  8. 石dàndry measure for grain equal to ten dou 斗HSK 5 · TONE 4
  9. 耽dānto indulge inHSK 5 · TONE 1
  10. 胆dǎngall bladderHSK 5 · TONE 3
  11. 惮dàndreadHSK 6 · TONE 4
  12. 诞dànbirthHSK 6 · TONE 4