Cangjie code for 丹

Cangjie decomposition of 丹: 月卜 (BY)
月卜
BY

Step-by-step breakdown · Cangjie v3 and v5 are the same

月
卜

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Pronunciation & meaning

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

Common words

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

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