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胆

Traditional: 膽

dǎn

HSK 3.0 · 5

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dǎn · daam2 (Jyutping)

  1. gall bladder
  2. courage
  3. guts
  4. gall
  5. inner container (e.g. bladder of a football, inner container of a thermos)

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

胆

Meaning
gall bladder; bravery, courage
Radical
⺼
Strokes
9
Components
⿰⺼旦
Cangjie
BAM
Four-corner
7621.0

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