Dong Chinese dictionary

dàn

weak, bland, watery

Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 炎 represents the sound.

Components

氵 Meaning component

shui, shuǐ

water

氵 is a component form of 水.

炎 Sound component

yán

flame

Evolution

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

dàn

weak, watery; insipid, tasteless; insipid; diluted; weak; mild; light in color; tasteless; indifferent; (variant of 氮[dàn]) nitrogen

Most common words with 淡

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