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萏

dàn

Character

What 萏 means

1. lotus

Characters built on 臽

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

• 焰yànflame
• 阎yán(literary) the gate of a lane
• 谄chǎnto flatter; to cajole

Sounds the same

Read dàn, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 但but; yet; however; still; merely; only; just
• 蛋egg; oval-shaped thing
• 弹crossball; bullet; shot
• 旦(literary) dawn; daybreak; dan, female role in Chinese opera…
• 淡insipid; diluted; weak
• 诞birth; birthday; brag
• 惮dread; fear; dislike
• 担picul (100 catties, 50 kg); two buckets full; carrying pole and its load
• 氮nitrogen (chemistry)
• 澹tranquil; placid; quiet
• 石dry measure for grain equal to ten dou 斗; ancient pr. shí
• 啖to eat; to taste; to entice (using bait)