Phonosemantic compound. 言 represents the meaning and 延 represents the sound. Based on the original meaning "tell false words". The meaning later shifted to "boast", "increase", and "give birth".
Components
Traditional (誕)
Simplified (诞)
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唁 express condolence善 virtuous狺 the snarling of dogs謠 rumor (trad)這 this (trad)信 faith獄 prison (trad/jp)罰 penalize (trad/jp)訂 place an order (trad/jp)訃 obituary (trad/jp)訇 the sound of a crash計 plan (trad/jp)訌 confusion (trad)討 condemn (trad/jp)訓 instruction (trad/jp)訕 slander (trad)訖 stop (trad)託 entrust (trad/jp)記 remember (trad/jp)訚 speak (simp)
Historical Evolution
诞
Bronze
Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
诞
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
诞
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
诞
Seal
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
诞
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
诞
Clerical
Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)
诞
Regular
Modern
Chinese
诞 / 誕 [dàn]
birth; birthday; brag; boast; to increase
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
誕 いざわ
Izawa unclassified name
誕 いよ
Iyo unclassified name
誕 じょう
Jō given name
誕 たん
Tan given name
誕 のえる
Noeru female given name
誕 ひろし
Hiroshi given name
CHINESE WORDS (28)
圣诞 [Shèngdàn] #1,368
Christmas
圣诞节 [Shèngdànjié] #1,638
Christmas time
诞生 [dànshēng] #5,341
to be born
圣诞老人 [ShèngdànLǎorén] #2,502
Father Christmas
圣诞树 [Shèngdànshù] #7,515
Christmas tree
诞辰 [dànchén] #50,631
birthday
荒诞 [huāngdàn] #15,450
beyond belief
怪诞 [guàidàn] #17,567
freak
圣诞卡 [Shèngdànkǎ] #17,733
Christmas card
华诞 [huádàn] #31,436
(formal) birthday
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JAPANESE WORDS (41)
⭐ 誕生日 [たんじょうび] #3,346
birthday
⭐ 誕生 [たんじょう] #4,426
birth (of a person)
誕生日プレゼント [たんじょうびプレゼント] #18,354
birthday present
⭐ 生誕 [せいたん] #26,379
birth (esp. of a famous person)
誕生日会 [たんじょうびかい] #32,962
birthday party
誕生会 [たんじょうかい] #36,141
birthday party
お誕生日おめでとう [おたんじょうびおめでとう] #36,151
happy birthday!
誕生日パーティー [たんじょうびパーティー] #36,969
birthday party
誕生パーティー [たんじょうパーティー] #50,344
birthday party
爆誕 [ばくたん] #53,418
sudden emergence
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