丹 dān — red; vermilion
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Level 1 · Common HSK 7-9 #155
dān dan1
Basic definition
Detailed explanation
noun
adjective
- red e.g 丹秫 · 丹陛云墀 · 丹阙 · 丹毫 · 丹陛
- whole hearted e.g 丹悃 · 丹诚 · 丹禁
- making pills of immortality e.g 丹鼎 · 丹丘 · 丹台
verb
- redden e.g 丹野
Related words
- 牡丹 peony
- 契丹 the Khitans (ancient nomadic people)
- 丹顶鹤 red-crowned crane
- 不丹 Bhutan
- 丹青 red and blue painting; painting; history
- 牡丹花 a peony flower
- 灵丹妙药 a miraculous cure; a panacea
- 炼丹 to concoct an elixir of immortality (Taoist alchemy)
- 丹心 loyal heart; devotion
- 丹田 the dantian (energy center below the navel in qigong and martial arts)
- 丹参 Salvia miltiorrhiza
- 丹桂 orange osmanthus
- 仙丹 an elixir of immortality; (fig.) a magic cure-all
- 金丹 the golden elixir; an alchemical panacea
- 丹凤眼 phoenix eyes (upturned eye corners)
- 丹方 a medical prescription
- 丹砂 cinnabar; vermilion ore
- 丹毒 erysipelas (an acute skin infection)
- 人丹 rendan; a Chinese patent medicine for heatstroke and motion sickness
- 碧血丹心 loyal and righteous heart; unwavering patriotism