Read Edit View history 旦 dàn HSK5 dawn Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Depicts the sun (日) rising above the horizon (一) at dawn. In the oracle bone script the bottom component was the phonetic 丁, which was later reanalyzed as the earth or a horizon. Pinyin Separate values with commas dàn × Add Simplified Variants Separate values with commas Add Traditional Variants Separate values with commas Add Variant Of Components Character ◎ Hint Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 旦 Simp strokes 旦 Trad strokes Character ◎ Hint Depicts the horizon. Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 旦 Simp strokes 旦 Trad strokes + Add component Stroke Data 旦 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 271, 664 ], [ 297, 645 ], [ 326, 606 ], [ 360, 376 ], [ 384, 299 ] ], [ [ 331, 657 ], [ 366, 647 ], [ 634, 700 ], [ 681, 697 ], [ 708, 676 ], [ 723, 658 ], [ 704, 576 ], [ 681, 420 ], [ 657, 338 ], [ 664, 304 ] ], [ [ 378, 475 ], [ 397, 489 ], [ 539, 514 ], [ 592, 512 ] ], [ [ 404, 312 ], [ 417, 327 ], [ 581, 351 ], [ 617, 366 ] ], [ [ 137, 109 ], [ 164, 97 ], [ 214, 87 ], [ 475, 125 ], [ 859, 154 ], [ 952, 121 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 324 658 Q 300 671 276 677 Q 267 680 261 673 Q 252 666 264 652 Q 312 580 326 396 Q 330 324 377 288 L 379 287 Q 395 283 400 306 L 400 342 Q 397 370 387 403 Q 383 433 377 469 L 372 502 Q 365 563 363 614 Q 363 620 361 625 C 359 641 351 644 324 658 Z", "M 613 331 Q 637 300 657 291 Q 670 282 688 310 Q 709 352 740 576 Q 750 615 777 646 Q 793 661 778 678 Q 759 697 706 727 Q 681 737 662 729 Q 625 719 576 710 Q 510 697 428 680 Q 371 667 324 658 C 295 652 332 617 361 625 Q 454 652 608 676 Q 645 683 658 670 Q 680 646 677 621 Q 647 392 627 370 C 615 343 611 334 613 331 Z", "M 377 469 Q 386 469 591 498 Q 595 501 598 502 Q 607 509 603 517 Q 596 527 570 535 Q 542 541 515 531 Q 482 521 446 512 Q 412 506 372 502 C 342 499 347 466 377 469 Z", "M 400 306 Q 467 322 613 331 C 643 333 651 352 627 370 Q 627 371 626 372 Q 610 382 579 375 Q 482 353 400 342 C 370 338 371 299 400 306 Z", "M 541 101 Q 596 104 648 108 Q 790 120 932 103 Q 960 99 967 110 Q 976 125 962 139 Q 928 172 877 195 Q 861 202 830 193 Q 829 193 315 133 Q 245 123 140 124 Q 124 124 122 111 Q 121 96 143 79 Q 162 64 199 50 Q 212 46 232 54 Q 250 60 324 71 Q 421 92 541 101 Z" ] } 5 strokes 旦 Stroke Data (Trad) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 271, 664 ], [ 297, 645 ], [ 326, 606 ], [ 360, 376 ], [ 384, 299 ] ], [ [ 331, 657 ], [ 366, 647 ], [ 634, 700 ], [ 681, 697 ], [ 708, 676 ], [ 723, 658 ], [ 704, 576 ], [ 681, 420 ], [ 657, 338 ], [ 664, 304 ] ], [ [ 378, 475 ], [ 397, 489 ], [ 539, 514 ], [ 592, 512 ] ], [ [ 404, 312 ], [ 417, 327 ], [ 581, 351 ], [ 617, 366 ] ], [ [ 137, 109 ], [ 164, 97 ], [ 214, 87 ], [ 475, 125 ], [ 859, 154 ], [ 952, 121 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 324 658 Q 300 671 276 677 Q 267 680 261 673 Q 252 666 264 652 Q 312 580 326 396 Q 330 324 377 288 L 379 287 Q 395 283 400 306 L 400 342 Q 397 370 387 403 Q 383 433 377 469 L 372 502 Q 365 563 363 614 Q 363 620 361 625 C 359 641 351 644 324 658 Z", "M 613 331 Q 637 300 657 291 Q 670 282 688 310 Q 709 352 740 576 Q 750 615 777 646 Q 793 661 778 678 Q 759 697 706 727 Q 681 737 662 729 Q 625 719 576 710 Q 510 697 428 680 Q 371 667 324 658 C 295 652 332 617 361 625 Q 454 652 608 676 Q 645 683 658 670 Q 680 646 677 621 Q 647 392 627 370 C 615 343 611 334 613 331 Z", "M 377 469 Q 386 469 591 498 Q 595 501 598 502 Q 607 509 603 517 Q 596 527 570 535 Q 542 541 515 531 Q 482 521 446 512 Q 412 506 372 502 C 342 499 347 466 377 469 Z", "M 400 306 Q 467 322 613 331 C 643 333 651 352 627 370 Q 627 371 626 372 Q 610 382 579 375 Q 482 353 400 342 C 370 338 371 299 400 306 Z", "M 541 101 Q 596 104 648 108 Q 790 120 932 103 Q 960 99 967 110 Q 976 125 962 139 Q 928 172 877 195 Q 861 202 830 193 Q 829 193 315 133 Q 245 123 140 124 Q 124 124 122 111 Q 121 96 143 79 Q 162 64 199 50 Q 212 46 232 54 Q 250 60 324 71 Q 421 92 541 101 Z" ] } 5 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.