Depicts the sun (日) rising above the horizon (一) at dawn. In Oracle script the bottom component was the phonetic 丁, which was later reanalyzed as the earth or a horizon.
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Historical Evolution
旦
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
旦
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
旦
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
旦
Bronze
Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
旦
Bronze
Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
旦
Bronze
Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
旦
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
旦
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
旦
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
旦
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
旦
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
旦
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
旦
Regular
Modern
Chinese
旦 [dàn]
dawn; morning; daybreak; day; dan, female roles in Chinese opera (traditionally played by specialized male actors)
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
旦 あき
Aki female given name
旦 あきら
Akira female given name
旦 あさ
Asa female given namesurname
旦 あさけ
Asake given name
旦 あした
Ashita female given name
旦 いく
Iku unclassified name
旦 ただし
Tadashi unclassified name
旦 たん
Tan surnamegiven name
旦 だん
Dan surname
旦 のぼる
Noboru given name
旦 はじむ
Hajimu given name
CHINESE WORDS (55)
一旦 [yīdàn] #1,028
in case (sth happens)
元旦 [Yuándàn] #31,153
New Year's Day
撒旦 [Sādàn] #4,181
Satan or Shaitan
约旦 [Yuēdàn] #20,490
Jordan
约旦 [Yuēdàn] #20,490
Jordan
复旦大学 [FùdànDàxué] #12,096
Fudan University, Shanghai
危在旦夕 [wēizàidànxī] #13,126
in imminent peril (idiom)
复旦 [Fùdàn] #15,966
Fudan University, Shanghai, abbr. for 復旦大學|复旦大学[FùdànDàxué]
复旦 [Fùdàn] #15,966
Fudan University, Shanghai, abbr. for 復旦大學|复旦大学[FùdànDàxué]
约旦河 [YuēdànHé] #42,447
Jordan River
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JAPANESE WORDS (36)
⭐ 旦那 [だんな] #3,407
master (of a house, shop, etc.)
⭐ 一旦 [いったん] #3,503
once
旦那様 [だんなさま] #8,225
husband
若旦那 [わかだんな] #25,841
young master
⭐ 元旦 [がんたん] #37,248
New Year's Day
大旦那 [おおだんな] #42,850
(one's) father-in-law
元旦那 [もとだんな] #57,136
ex-husband
旦那衆 [だんなしゅう] #73,375
gents
旦夕 [たんせき] #113,913
on the brink of
巴旦杏 [はたんきょう] #117,249
plum
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KOREAN WORDS (1)