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膽
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胆
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gall bladder

HSK 10
Human →Body →Body Parts
dǎn
タン
きも
담
Phonosemantic compound. ⺼ represents the meaning and 詹 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (膽)
⺼ meat (side)+ 詹 verbose =
膽 gall bladder
⺼ Meaning component
ròu meat (side)
meat
⺼ is a component form of 肉.
詹 Phonetic component
zhān verbose
surname
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Simplified (胆)
⺼ meat (side)+ 旦 dawn =
胆 gall bladder
⺼ Meaning component
ròu meat (side)
meat
⺼ is a component form of 肉.
旦 Phonetic component
dàn dawn
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Notes
Similar Characters
媠 lazy育 education冑 helmet (trad)朊 protein肋 chest肌 muscle肓 region between heart肘 elbow肚 belly肛 anus肜 to sacrifice on肝 liver肟 an organic compound肠 emotions (simp)股 thigh肢 limb肤 superficial (simp)肩 shoulder肪 animal fat肫 the gizzard of a fowl
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
胆
Regular
Modern
Chinese
胆 / 膽 [dǎn]
gall bladder; courage; guts; gall; inner container (e.g. bladder of a football, inner container of a thermos)
Japanese
胆 い 同音
noun gallbladder; liver
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
膽 せん
Sen given name
CHINESE WORDS (82)
大胆 [dà​dǎn] #4,758
brazen
胆小鬼 [dǎn​xiǎo​guǐ] #4,108
coward
胆子 [dǎn​zi] #7,258
courage
胆量 [dǎn​liàng] #7,056
courage
胆小 [dǎn​xiǎo] #7,388
cowardice
胆固醇 [dǎn​gù​chún] #15,401
cholesterol
胆敢 [dǎn​gǎn] #9,569
to dare (negative connotation)
胆囊 [dǎn​náng] #26,488
gall bladder
胆怯 [dǎn​qiè] #13,286
timidity
胆管 [dǎn​guǎn] #41,868
bile duct
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KOREAN WORDS (5)
담력
courage; nerve; guts
담즙
bile
대담
boldness; daring; bravery
와신상담
taking an uncomfortable sleep on a heap of brushwood and tasting bitter gall bladder
웅담
bear's gall bladder