Read Edit View history 丹 dānDān HSK7 cinnabar Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Depicts a chunk of cinnabar found in a well for mining. Pinyin Separate values with commas dān ×dan × Add Simplified Variants Separate values with commas Add Traditional Variants Separate values with commas Add Variant Of Components Character ◎ Hint Depicts a chunk of cinnabar. Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 丹 Simp strokes 丹 Trad strokes Character ◎ Hint Depicts a well for mining. Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 丹 Simp strokes 丹 Trad strokes + Add component Stroke Data 丹 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 323, 717 ], [ 357, 693 ], [ 369, 672 ], [ 375, 491 ], [ 370, 392 ], [ 358, 311 ], [ 327, 209 ], [ 281, 123 ], [ 229, 60 ], [ 155, -2 ] ], [ [ 387, 714 ], [ 419, 703 ], [ 496, 716 ], [ 614, 751 ], [ 645, 736 ], [ 661, 717 ], [ 660, 55 ], [ 654, 34 ], [ 639, 16 ], [ 609, 22 ], [ 509, 67 ], [ 505, 64 ] ], [ [ 468, 609 ], [ 521, 554 ], [ 541, 513 ] ], [ [ 99, 377 ], [ 125, 365 ], [ 174, 359 ], [ 485, 401 ], [ 838, 432 ], [ 894, 422 ], [ 940, 402 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 378 715 Q 335 734 321 731 Q 300 727 318 704 Q 357 647 346 416 Q 346 413 346 407 L 341 358 Q 314 181 206 63 Q 151 5 149 0 Q 148 -7 160 -6 Q 176 -5 197 11 Q 252 53 285 93 Q 372 198 391 366 L 396 413 Q 405 512 401 647 Q 405 672 406 684 C 408 703 406 704 378 715 Z", "M 587 58 Q 553 65 517 72 Q 495 76 496 67 Q 569 15 610 -24 Q 625 -45 642 -50 Q 652 -54 661 -43 Q 706 14 702 73 Q 695 206 690 394 L 689 442 Q 685 676 701 705 Q 714 727 701 738 Q 677 759 637 775 Q 618 782 600 774 Q 512 726 378 715 C 348 712 377 678 406 684 Q 407 684 589 723 Q 611 730 617 718 Q 626 696 629 659 Q 633 541 634 436 L 634 389 Q 634 83 616 59 Q 610 52 587 58 Z", "M 468 576 Q 498 516 531 492 Q 546 486 559 498 Q 568 510 569 528 Q 568 553 552 572 Q 519 611 472 620 Q 466 621 463 620 Q 456 620 456 607 Q 455 594 468 576 Z", "M 690 394 Q 780 403 923 387 Q 947 383 953 392 Q 962 405 949 419 Q 876 485 812 463 Q 749 451 689 442 L 634 436 Q 417 417 396 413 L 346 407 Q 312 406 287 401 Q 212 391 102 390 Q 87 390 86 378 Q 85 365 104 350 Q 149 317 187 329 Q 214 341 341 358 L 391 366 Q 424 372 624 390 Q 627 390 634 389 L 690 394 Z" ] } 4 strokes 丹 Stroke Data (Trad) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 323, 717 ], [ 357, 693 ], [ 369, 672 ], [ 375, 491 ], [ 370, 392 ], [ 358, 311 ], [ 327, 209 ], [ 281, 123 ], [ 229, 60 ], [ 155, -2 ] ], [ [ 387, 714 ], [ 419, 703 ], [ 496, 716 ], [ 614, 751 ], [ 645, 736 ], [ 661, 717 ], [ 660, 55 ], [ 654, 34 ], [ 639, 16 ], [ 609, 22 ], [ 509, 67 ], [ 505, 64 ] ], [ [ 468, 609 ], [ 521, 554 ], [ 541, 513 ] ], [ [ 99, 377 ], [ 125, 365 ], [ 174, 359 ], [ 485, 401 ], [ 838, 432 ], [ 894, 422 ], [ 940, 402 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 378 715 Q 335 734 321 731 Q 300 727 318 704 Q 357 647 346 416 Q 346 413 346 407 L 341 358 Q 314 181 206 63 Q 151 5 149 0 Q 148 -7 160 -6 Q 176 -5 197 11 Q 252 53 285 93 Q 372 198 391 366 L 396 413 Q 405 512 401 647 Q 405 672 406 684 C 408 703 406 704 378 715 Z", "M 587 58 Q 553 65 517 72 Q 495 76 496 67 Q 569 15 610 -24 Q 625 -45 642 -50 Q 652 -54 661 -43 Q 706 14 702 73 Q 695 206 690 394 L 689 442 Q 685 676 701 705 Q 714 727 701 738 Q 677 759 637 775 Q 618 782 600 774 Q 512 726 378 715 C 348 712 377 678 406 684 Q 407 684 589 723 Q 611 730 617 718 Q 626 696 629 659 Q 633 541 634 436 L 634 389 Q 634 83 616 59 Q 610 52 587 58 Z", "M 468 576 Q 498 516 531 492 Q 546 486 559 498 Q 568 510 569 528 Q 568 553 552 572 Q 519 611 472 620 Q 466 621 463 620 Q 456 620 456 607 Q 455 594 468 576 Z", "M 690 394 Q 780 403 923 387 Q 947 383 953 392 Q 962 405 949 419 Q 876 485 812 463 Q 749 451 689 442 L 634 436 Q 417 417 396 413 L 346 407 Q 312 406 287 401 Q 212 391 102 390 Q 87 390 86 378 Q 85 365 104 350 Q 149 317 187 329 Q 214 341 341 358 L 391 366 Q 424 372 624 390 Q 627 390 634 389 L 690 394 Z" ] } 4 strokes Historical Pronunciations Source baxter-sagartzhengzhangtang Middle Chinese Old Chinese Gloss + Add historical pronunciation Sources × × Quick add: 漢語多功能字庫季旭昇《說文新證》李学勤《字源》zi.toolsChinese Text Project許進雄《簡明中國文字學》 + Add source Verified Edit Comment (required) Submit Edit Note: The form works without JavaScript but the tag/list editors are simplified.