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丹

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noun #2,290

Meanings

  1. 1 red; vermilion
  2. 2 pellet; pill (traditional medicine)
  3. 3 used in names and transliterations

Examples

丹麦是一个北欧国家。
Dānmài shì yī gè Běi'ōu guójiā.
Denmark is a Nordic country.
牡丹是中国的国花。
Mǔdān shì Zhōngguó de guóhuā.
The peony is China's national flower.

Tips

history
丹 originally referred to cinnabar, a red mineral used in traditional alchemy (炼丹). It later extended to mean 'pill/elixir' and the color red. It also appears in many place names like 丹麦 (Denmark).

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