Cangjie code for 丹

Cangjie decomposition of 丹: 月卜 (BY)
月卜
BY

Step-by-step breakdown

Pronunciation & meaning

Pronunciation
Mandarinㄉㄢ dān
Cantonesedaan1
Taiwanesetan
Meaning
cinnabar (native HgS); vermilion (artificial HgS used as pigment)
Kangxi Radical
丶 · 4 strokes

Common words

  • sū dān(loanword) sultan
  • mǔ dantree peony (Paeonia suffruticosa)
  • dān tiánpubic region; point two inches below the navel where one's qi resides
  • liàn dānto concoct pills of immortality
  • dān qīngpainting
  • líng dān miào yàoeffective cure, miracle medicine (idiom); fig. wonder-cure for all problems; panacea
  • xiān dānelixir; magic potion
  • dān dǐng hè(bird species of China) red-crowned crane (Grus japonensis)

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