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CHINESE CHARACTER

诞 (dàn): Meaning, Words & Stroke Order

dàn
to give birth, to bear children; birth, birthday
HSK 68 strokes

LEARNING CONNECTIONS

Primary radical

讠 is the Unicode primary radical used to organise 诞.

Phonetic component

延 is recorded as the sound-side component in this pictophonetic analysis.

STROKES · 8

Write 诞 in 8 steps.

Each square adds one stroke in the standard writing order.

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Examples using 诞

诞生

我们是为了死亡而诞生的。

Wǒ men shì wèi le sǐ wáng ér dàn shēng de。

We were born to die.

FAQ

What does 诞 (dàn) mean in Chinese?

to give birth, to bear children; birth, birthday

How do you write 诞 in stroke order?

诞 has 8 strokes. Follow the animated stroke-order sequence above, then practise it on the writing page.

What is the radical of 诞?

讠 is the radical in 诞. It is the speech side radical and can provide a meaning-side clue.

What are common words with 诞?

诞生 (dànshēng): to be born; 诞辰 (dànchén): birthday; 荒诞 (huāngdàn): beyond belief; incredible; preposterous; fantastic.