旦 — Chinese character
旦
dàn
dawn; morning; day
- Pinyin
- dàn
- Radical
- 72 ⽇ (Sun)
- Strokes
- 5
- Components
- 日 一
- Formation
- ideographic — The sun 日 rising over the horizon 一
- Japanese
- 旦 as a kanji
Common words with 旦
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 一旦 | yī dàn | in case (sth happens); if |
| 危在旦夕 | wēi zài dàn xī | in imminent peril (idiom); on the brink of crisis |
| 毁于一旦 (毀於一旦) | huǐ yú yī dàn | (idiom) ruined in a short time (esp. of sth that took a long time or great effort to achieve) |
| 信誓旦旦 | xìn shì dàn dàn | to make a solemn vow |
| 通宵达旦 (通宵達旦) | tōng xiāo dá dàn | overnight until daybreak (idiom); all night long; day and night |
| 花旦 | huā dàn | role of vivacious young female in Chinese opera |
| 旦角 | dàn jué | dan, female roles in Chinese opera (traditionally played by specialized male actors) |
| 命在旦夕 | mìng zài dàn xī | to be at death's door (idiom) |
| 老旦 | lǎo dàn | old woman role in Chinese opera |
| 正旦 | zhèng dàn | starring female role in a Chinese opera |
| 刀马旦 (刀馬旦) | dāo mǎ dàn | female warrior role in Chinese opera |
| 文旦 | wén dàn | pomelo |
旦 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Mencius 5 · Zhuangzi 15
- Mencius 4B.20
- Mencius 6A.8
- Zhuangzi The Identity of Contraries
- Zhuangzi The Great Supreme
- Zhuangzi Opening Trunks
- Zhuangzi Tien Tzŭ Fang
- Zhuangzi Hsü Wu Kuei
- Zhuangzi Contingencies
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