旦

dàn
#1,298 most
frequent character
(literary) dawn, daybreak

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

旦 shows the sun 日 above a line 一 for the horizon, and first meant the moment the sun rises. From there came daybreak and day.

Drawn as: the sun; the horizon

旦 as a component in other characters

meaning1 character
暨
sound12 characters
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picture1 character
㝵
empty3 characters
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Homophones

但dàn
but, however
蛋dàn
egg
石dàn
dry measure for grain equal to ten dou 斗[dou3]
诞dàn
birth, birthday, brag, boast
担dàn
picul (100 catties, 50 kg)

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