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CHINESE CHARACTER
dān
丹
丹
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red; cinnabar
- Numbered pinyin
- dan1
- English meanings
- red; cinnabar; elixir; pellet; surname
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Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.
yet
alone
pluck/play (musical instrument)
to undertake
dawn; day
exhaust
pale
delay; indulge
guts
egg
birth; birthday; absurd
Handan (place name)
Handan (place name)
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