dǎn the gall; the nerve; courage

Made up of [ yuè moon; month radical 74, dàn dawn; morning; day-break ]
Alternative traditional form of character:
Made with 9 strokes.
The moon radical is really in this case 'meat', 'dan' is phonetic

Related characters


Also uses yuè component: (clothes) gān (liver) ; (lake) ; (beard) ; jiāo (to glue) ; míng (bright) ; néng (to be able to) ; péng (friend) ; péng (friend) ; (phase) ; qián (front) ; qīng (green) ; sàn (to scatter) ; shèng (victory) ; suí (Sui) ; yīn (yin) ; yǒu (have) ; zhāo (dynasty)
Also uses dàn component: dàn (but) dān (to undertake)

Different tone

dān (to undertake) ; dān (bill) ; dàn (birth) ; dàn (dawn) ; dàn (but)

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Pronunciation

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Proverbs

闻风丧胆 wén fēng sàng dǎn Panic stricken; terrified by news
一身是胆 yī shēn shì dǎn Fearless, intrepid. A heroic disposition.
卧薪尝胆 wò xīn cháng dǎn Patiently suffering while plotting revenge or recovery. Sleeping rough and eating poor food while preparing for a comeback.
胆大如斗 dǎn dà rú dǒu Someone who is immensely bold and courageous. In traditional medicine the gall bladder was considered the controller of aggression and courage, so someone with a huge gall bladder was expected to be very courageous.

Also

dǎn gall bladder