小旦 xiǎodàn young female role Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 小 xiǎo adjective young young; being a child; junior in age; being the last in order of seniority or the youngest in a family旦 dàn female role the female role in Chinese opera, including types like 老旦 lǎodàn and 花旦 huādàn