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丹 - dān

cinnabar (native HgS); vermilion (artificial HgS used as pigment)

cinnabar (native HgS); vermilion (artificial HgS used as pigment)

How to read 丹

Click 丹 to hear Mandarin pronunciation. Use the example words before memorizing it in isolation.

Hanzi
Traditional
Pinyindān
Englishcinnabar (native HgS); vermilion (artificial HgS used as pigment)
Radical hint

Short sentences you can say today

丹佛 is a common expression. I can make a sentence with 丹参. Please read 丹宁 one more time.

Common words with this character

Denver, Colorado
red sage
denim; tannin
see 丹寨縣|丹寨县[Dan1 zhai4 Xian4]

Mistake warning

Do not memorize 丹 only as an isolated symbol. Read it inside words like 丹佛 and 丹参 first, then come back to the single-character pronunciation.

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 丹.