Dong Chinese dictionary

dǎn

gall bladder

Phonosemantic compound. ⺼ represents the meaning and 詹 represents the sound.

Components

⺼ Meaning component

ròu

meat, flesh

⺼ is a component form of 肉.

詹 Sound component

zhān

talk too much

Evolution

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

dǎn

gall bladder; bravery, courage; courage; guts; gall; inner container (e.g. bladder of a football, inner container of a thermos)

Most common words with 膽

Sources