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淡

dàn

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dàn · taam5 (Jyutping)

  1. insipid
  2. diluted
  3. weak
  4. mild
  5. light in color
  6. tasteless
  7. indifferent
  8. (variant of 氮[dan4]) nitrogen

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

淡

Meaning
weak, watery; insipid, tasteless
Radical
氵
Strokes
11
Components
⿰氵炎
Cangjie
EFF
Four-corner
3918.9

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