Meaning
birth; birthday; brag; boast; to increase
Chinese: 诞生，也表示荒诞。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “dan” becomes a different word in each tone. 诞 is the 4th tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 诞生dàn shēngto be born
- 诞辰dàn chénbirthday
- 荒诞huāng dànbeyond belief; incredible; preposterous; fantastic
- 任诞rèn dàndissipated; unruly
- 放诞fàng dànuntrammeled; reckless; wanton
Example Sentence
今天是奶奶八十岁的诞辰。Jīn tiān shì nǎi nai bā shí suì de dàn chén.Today is Grandma eightieth birthday.
今天Jīn tiāntoday是shìis奶奶nǎi nai(respectful) mistress of t八十bā shíeighty岁suìyears old的deof诞辰dàn chénbirthday。