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HSK 10
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dān
タン
はこ
단
Components
Traditional (簞)
⺮ "bamboo" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 118)+ 單 list =
簞 small
⺮ Meaning component
zhú
"bamboo" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 118)
bamboo
單 Phonetic component
list
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Simplified (箪)
⺮ "bamboo" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 118)+ 单 single =
箪 small bamboo basket for holding
⺮ Meaning component
zhú
"bamboo" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 118)
bamboo
单 Phonetic component
dān single
single, individual, only
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Notes
Similar Characters
竺 India筑 short name for (simp)筮 divination with stalks竽 ancient竿 pole笄 Fifteen-Year-Old Hairpin笆 bamboo fence笈 bamboo box used笊 bamboo笋 bamboo (simp)笏 tablet held by笔 writing utensil (simp)笕 bamboo (simp)笙 small gourd-shaped musical笛 flute笞 bamboo rod used笠 bamboo hat笤 a broom笥 a hamper符 symbol
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
箪
Regular
Modern
Chinese
箪 / 簞 [dān]
round basket for cooked rice
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (3)
箪食壶浆 [dān​shí​hú​jiāng] #66,845
to receive troops with food and drink (idiom)
疏水箪瓢 [shū​shuǐ​dān​piáo]
little water and few utensils
箪笥 [dān​sì]
bamboo box
JAPANESE WORDS (8)
⭐ 箪笥 [たんす] #26,617
chest of drawers
瓢箪 [ひょうたん] #49,146
calabash (Lagenaria siceraria)
瓢箪から駒 [ひょうたんからこま] #103,234
something appearing from a place one wouldn't expect
箪食壺漿 [たんしこしょう] #222,958
receiving with food and drink (e.g. troops)
一箪 [いったん] #228,661
bamboo utensil (for holding food)
箪食 [たんし] #286,375
bamboo dish of rice
一箪の食一瓢の飲 [いったんのしいっぴょうのいん]
simple food and drink
箪食瓢飲 [たんしひょういん]
simple food and drink