郸 (dān): used in place names (邯郸 / 郸城)

Meanings

1 used in place names (邯郸 / 郸城)

Characters

郸

dān

place name (邯郸/郸城)

Examples

HSK 4

郸城是河南的一个县。

Dān chéng shì Hénán de yí ge xiàn.

Dancheng is a county in Henan province.

HSK 7-9

邯郸是河北南部的古城。

Hán dān shì Héběi nánbù de gǔchéng.

Handan is an old city in southern Hebei.

Tips

usage

郸 is purely a place-name character. It appears in 邯郸 (a city in Hebei) and 郸城 (a county in Henan), and is not used on its own.

Components

radical

阝 yì

city; town

阝 on the right is the city radical 邑, marking 郸 as a place name.

phonetic

单 dān

single; alone

单 gives the exact sound dān and carries no meaning in 郸; it is purely the phonetic.

Stroke Order

郸 dān

Related Words

邯郸道 hándāndào

the road to Handan (lit.) / an illusory path / the fleeting road of a dream

邯郸市 Hándānshì

Handan (prefecture-level city, Hebei)

当地 dāngdì HSK 3 #2,364

local; of that place

丹 dān #2,290

red; vermilion / pellet; pill (traditional medicine) / used in names and transliterations

当 dāng HSK 2 #146

to be; to act as; to serve as / to manage; to take charge of / to withstand; to bear; to face / when; while; at the time of / ought to; should / to match; equal to / just at (a time or place); on the spot

代替 dàitì HSK 4 #3,556

to replace; to substitute / to take the place of

到 dào HSK 1 #35

to arrive / to reach / to (a place or time)

地位 dìwèi HSK 4 #4,157

position; status; standing / rank; place (in society)

到位 dàowèi HSK 7-9 #6,684

in place / thorough / up to standard

蹲 dūn HSK 6 #2,702

to squat; to crouch / to stay (in a place); to hang around