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county

HSK 10
dān
タン
Phonosemantic compound. 阝 represents the meaning and 單 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (鄲)
mound+ list =
county
Meaning component
mound
place
阝 is a component form of 阜.
Phonetic component
list
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Simplified (郸)
mound+ single =
county in Hebei province
Meaning component
mound
place
阝 is a component form of 阜.
Phonetic component
dān single
single, individual, only
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Notes
Historical Evolution
Bronze Mid Warring States (~300 BC)
Bronze
Mid Warring States (~300 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Regular
Modern
Chinese
/ [Dān]
name of a district in Hebei
Example Sentences