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胆

dǎn

courage

A person facing a lion
Memory picture

Character

胆 dǎn

Strokes
9
Radical
⺼ — meat, flesh
Made of
⺼ meat, flesh 旦 dawn
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 他很有胆。 Tā hěn yǒu dǎn. He has a lot of courage.
  • 你胆真大。 Nǐ dǎn zhēn dà. You are really brave.
  • 我没这个胆。 Wǒ méi zhège dǎn. I do not have that courage.

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