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亶

dǎn

Character

What 亶 means

1. sincere

Other readings

亶 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• Dǎnsurname Dan

Characters built on 旦

These share the phonetic component 旦 (dàn), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 但dànbut; yet; however; still; merely; only; just
• 担dānto undertake; to carry; to shoulder
• 坦tǎnflat; open-hearted; level
• 胆dǎngall bladder; courage; guts
• 袒tǎnto bare
• 钽tǎntantalum (chemistry)

Sounds the same

Read dǎn, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 胆gall bladder; courage; guts
• 掸to brush away; to dust off; brush
• 抌(archaic) to strike forcefully; to stab; Taiwan pr. zhěn
• 撢to dust
• 𬘘silk fringe of a coronet
• 赕(old barbarian dialects) to pay a fine in atonement; river; Taiwan pr. tàn
• 疸jaundice