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CHINESE CHARACTER

旦 (dàn): Meaning, Words & Stroke Order

dàn
dawn; morning; day
HSK 55 strokes

LEARNING CONNECTIONS

日

Primary radical

日 is the Unicode primary radical used to organise 旦.

日 · 一

Visible components

旦 is decomposed as ⿱日一.

STROKES · 5

Write 旦 in 5 steps.

Each square adds one stroke in the standard writing order.

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Vocabulary with 旦

Examples using 旦

一旦

一旦过了河, 你就安全了。

Yí dàn guò le hé , nǐ jiù ān quán le。

Once you cross the river, you'll be safe.

元旦

元旦就在眼前。

Yuán dàn jiù zài yǎn qián。

New Year's Day is close at hand.

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FAQ

What does 旦 (dàn) mean in Chinese?

dawn; morning; day

How do you write 旦 in stroke order?

旦 has 5 strokes. Follow the animated stroke-order sequence above, then practise it on the writing page.

What is the radical of 旦?

日 is the radical in 旦. It can provide a meaning-side clue.

What are common words with 旦?

一旦 (yídàn): in case (sth happens); if; once (sth happens, then...); when; in a short time; in one day; 元旦 (Yuándàn): New Year's Day.