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CHINESE CHARACTER
- Numbered pinyin
- dan4
- English meanings
- tasteless, light, wishy-washy, pale, thin, weak
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BUILDING BLOCKS
Structure & components
Left–right structure
Left–right arrangement: left 氵; right 炎.
Meaning & sound clues
氵 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “water”.
炎 is identified as the sound component (yán). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 淡.
This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.
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Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.
red; cinnabar
yet
alone
pluck/play (musical instrument)
to undertake
dawn; day
exhaust
delay; indulge
guts
egg
birth; birthday; absurd
Handan (place name)
Handan (place name)
Example sentences
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Related words
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- 冷淡
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