但 — Chinese character
但
dàn
only; but, however, yet, still
- Pinyin
- dàn
- Radical
- 9 ⼈ (Man)
- Strokes
- 7
- Components
- 亻 旦
- Formation
- pictophonetic; sound component 旦
- Japanese
- 但 as a kanji
Common words with 但
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 但是 | dàn shì | but; however |
| 不但 | bù dàn | not only (... but also ...) |
| 但愿 (但願) | dàn yuàn | if only (sth were possible); I wish (that) |
| 非但 | fēi dàn | not only |
| 但凡 | dàn fán | every single; as long as |
| 但书 (但書) | dàn shū | proviso; qualifying clause |
| 但愿如此 (但願如此) | dàn yuàn rú cǐ | if only it were so; I hope so (idiom) |
| 但说无妨 (但說無妨) | dàn shuō wú fáng | there is no harm in saying what one thinks (idiom) |
| 虽迟但到 (雖遲但到) | suī chí dàn dào | (slang) slow to arrive but eventually shows up |
English words written with 但
Data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.