但 dàn
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 亻 — man, person
- Made of
- 亻 man, person 旦 dawn
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
但是
dànshì
but
Characters in this word
是 shì
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 日 — sun
- Made of
- 日 sun 疋 roll, bolt of cloth
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 我想去但是没空。 Wǒ xiǎng qù dàn shì méi kòng. I want to go, but I have no free time.
- 他累但是很开心。 Tā lèi dàn shì hěn kāi xīn. He is tired but very happy.
- 雨大但是不冷。 Yǔ dà dàn shì bù lěng. The rain is heavy, but it is not cold.