Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

red; pellet; powder; cinnabar

Chinese: 红色。

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “dan” becomes a different word in each tone. 丹 is the 1st 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

  • 牡丹mǔ dantree peony (Paeonia suffruticosa)
  • 丹方dān fāngfolk remedy
  • 丹心dān xīnloyal heart; loyalty
  • 外丹wài dānTaoist external alchemy
  • 内丹nèi dānTaoist internal alchemy

Example Sentence

这幅画上的牡丹开得十分鲜艳。Zhè fú huà shàng de mǔ dan kāi de shí fēn xiān yàn.The peonies in this painting are blooming brilliantly.

Zhèthiswidthhuàto drawshàngondeof牡丹mǔ dantree peony (Paeonia suffrukāito open (transitive or intde(verb complement)十分shí fēnvery鲜艳xiān yànbright-colored