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丹

dān

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dān · daan1 (Jyutping)

  1. red
  2. pellet
  3. powder
  4. cinnabar

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Character breakdown

丹

Meaning
cinnabar (native HgS); vermilion (artificial HgS used as pigment)
Radical
丶
Strokes
4
Components
⿻冂亠
Cangjie
BY
Four-corner
7744.0

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