旦 dàn (literary) dawn / daybreak / dan, female role in Chinese opera (traditionally played by specialized male actors) syn 五指山 wǔ zhǐ shān Wuzhi Mountain (1,840 m), highest mountain in Hainan / Wuzhishan City, Hainan 白沙 bái shā Baisha (common place name) / Baisha Lizu autonomous county, Hainan / Baisha or Paisha township in Penghu county 澎湖縣|澎湖县[Peng2 hu2 xian4] (Pescadores Islands), Taiwan 牡丹乡 牡丹鄉 mǔ dan xiāng Mutan township in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县[Ping2 dong1 Xian4], Taiwan 龙羊峡 龍羊峽 lóng yáng xiá Longyangxia canyon on the upper reaches of the Yellow River, Gonghe county 共和縣|共和县[Gong4 he2 xian4] in Hainan Tibetan autonomous prefecture, Qinghai 保亭 bǎo tíng Baoting Li and Miao autonomous county, Hainan 保亭县 保亭縣 bǎo tíng xiàn Baoting Li and Miao autonomous county, Hainan 保亭黎族苗族自治县 保亭黎族苗族自治縣 bǎo tíng lí zú miáo zú zì zhì xiàn Baoting Li and Miao autonomous county, Hainan 共和县 共和縣 gòng hé xiàn Gonghe county in Hainan Tibetan autonomous prefecture 海南藏族自治州[Hai3 nan2 Zang4 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Qinghai 同德 tóng dé Tongde county in Hainan Tibetan autonomous prefecture 海南藏族自治州[Hai3 nan2 Zang4 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Qinghai 同德县 同德縣 tóng dé xiàn Tongde county in Hainan Tibetan autonomous prefecture 海南藏族自治州[Hai3 nan2 Zang4 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Qinghai 定安 dìng ān Ding'an county, Hainan 定安县 定安縣 dìng ān xiàn Ding'an county, Hainan 屯昌 tún chāng Tunchang County, Hainan 屯昌县 屯昌縣 tún chāng xiàn Tunchang County, Hainan 昌江 chāng jiāng Changjiang district of Jingdezhen City 景德鎮市|景德镇市[Jing3 de2 zhen4 Shi4], Jiangxi / Changjiang Lizu autonomous county, Hainan 昌江县 昌江縣 chāng jiāng xiàn Changjiang Lizu autonomous county, Hainan 昌江黎族自治县 昌江黎族自治縣 chāng jiāng lí zú zì zhì xiàn Changjiang Lizu autonomous county, Hainan 东方黎族自治县 東方黎族自治縣 dōng fāng lí zú zì zhì xiàn Dongfang Lizu autonomous county, Hainan 乐东 樂東 lè dōng Ledong Lizu autonomous county, Hainan 乐东县 樂東縣 lè dōng xiàn Ledong Lizu autonomous county, Hainan 乐东黎族自治县 樂東黎族自治縣 lè dōng lí zú zì zhì xiàn Ledong Lizu autonomous county, Hainan 澄迈 澄邁 chéng mài Chengmai County, Hainan 澄迈县 澄邁縣 chéng mài xiàn Chengmai County, Hainan 琼中 瓊中 qióng zhōng Qiongzhong Li and Miao autonomous county, Hainan 琼中县 瓊中縣 qióng zhōng xiàn Qiongzhong Li and Miao autonomous county, Hainan 琼中黎族苗族自治县 瓊中黎族苗族自治縣 qióng zhōng lí zú miáo zú zì zhì xiàn Qiongzhong Li and Miao autonomous county, Hainan 白沙县 白沙縣 bái shā xiàn Baisha Lizu autonomous county, Hainan 白沙黎族自治县 白沙黎族自治縣 bái shā lí zú zì zhì xiàn Baisha Lizu autonomous county, Hainan 临高 臨高 lín gāo Lingao County, Hainan 临高县 臨高縣 lín gāo xiàn Lingao County, Hainan 兴海 興海 xīng hǎi Xinghai county in Hainan Tibetan autonomous prefecture 海南藏族自治州[Hai3 nan2 Zang4 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Qinghai 兴海县 興海縣 xīng hǎi xiàn Xinghai county in Hainan Tibetan autonomous prefecture 海南藏族自治州[Hai3 nan2 Zang4 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Qinghai 贵南 貴南 guì nán Guinan county in Hainan Tibetan autonomous prefecture 海南藏族自治州[Hai3 nan2 Zang4 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Qinghai 贵南县 貴南縣 guì nán xiàn Guinan county in Hainan Tibetan autonomous prefecture 海南藏族自治州[Hai3 nan2 Zang4 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Qinghai 贵德 貴德 guì dé Guide county in Hainan Tibetan autonomous prefecture 海南藏族自治州[Hai3 nan2 Zang4 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Qinghai 贵德县 貴德縣 guì dé xiàn Guide county in Hainan Tibetan autonomous prefecture 海南藏族自治州[Hai3 nan2 Zang4 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Qinghai 陵水 líng shuǐ Lingshui Lizu Autonomous County, Hainan / abbr. for 陵水黎族自治縣|陵水黎族自治县[Ling2 shui3 Li2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 xian4] 陵水县 陵水縣 líng shuǐ xiàn Lingshui Lizu Autonomous County, Hainan / abbr. for 陵水黎族自治縣|陵水黎族自治县[Ling2 shui3 Li2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 xian4] 陵水黎族自治县 陵水黎族自治縣 líng shuǐ lí zú zì zhì xiàn Lingshui Lizu Autonomous County, Hainan 牡丹 mǔ dan tree peony (Paeonia suffruticosa) syn 牡丹江 mǔ dan jiāng see 牡丹江市[Mu3dan5jiang1 Shi4] 女单 女單 nǚ dān women's singles (in tennis, badminton etc) 扁担 扁擔 biǎn dan carrying pole / shoulder pole / CL:根[gen1] syn 但 dàn but / yet / however / still / merely / only / just syn 牡丹卡 mǔ dan kǎ Peony Card (credit card issued by Industrial and Commercial Bank of China) 王丹 wáng dān Wang Dan (1969-), Chinese dissident, one of the leaders of the Beijing student democracy movement of 1989 单 單 dān bill / list / form / single / only / sole / odd number / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 石 dàn dry measure for grain equal to ten dou 斗[dou3] / one hundred liters / ancient pr. [shi2] syn 牡丹亭 mǔ dan tíng The Peony Pavilion (1598), play by Tang Xianzu 湯顯祖|汤显祖[Tang1 Xian3 zu3] 旦角 dàn jiǎo Dan, female roles in Chinese opera (played by specialized male actors) syn 旦角 dàn jué dan, female roles in Chinese opera (traditionally played by specialized male actors) syn 弹 彈 dàn crossball / bullet / shot / shell / ball syn 担 擔 dān to undertake / to carry / to shoulder / to take responsibility syn 担 擔 dàn picul (100 catties, 50 kg) / two buckets full / carrying pole and its load / classifier for loads carried on a shoulder pole syn 丹 dān red / pellet / powder / cinnabar syn 淡 dàn insipid / diluted / weak / mild / light in color / tasteless / indifferent / (variant of 氮[dan4]) nitrogen syn 胆 膽 dǎn gall bladder / courage / guts / gall / inner container (e.g. bladder of a football, inner container of a thermos) syn 蛋 dàn egg / CL:個|个[ge4],打[da2] / oval-shaped thing syn 诞 誕 dàn birth / birthday / brag / boast / to increase 耽 躭 dān variant of 耽[dan1] syn 氮 dàn nitrogen (chemistry) syn 惮 憚 dàn dread / fear / dislike syn 眈 dān used in 眈眈[dan1dan1] 郸 鄲 dān name of a district in Hebei 澹 dàn tranquil / placid / quiet 掸 撣 dǎn to brush away / to dust off / brush / duster / CL:把[ba3] syn 疸 dǎn jaundice 殚 殫 dān entirely / to exhaust 啖 噉 dàn variant of 啖[dan4] syn 聃 dān ears without rim 儋 dān carry 箪 簞 dān round basket for cooked rice 萏 dàn lotus 赕 賧 dǎn (old barbarian dialects) to pay a fine in atonement / river / Taiwan pr. [tan4] 酖 dān addicted to liquor 瘅 癉 dān (disease) 瘅 癉 dàn to hate 霮 dàn denseness of clouds 蜑 dàn Tanka people 襌 dān garment without a lining 髧 dàn long hair 躭 dān variant of 耽 / to indulge in / to delay 砃 dān white stone 亶 dǎn sincere 撢 dǎn to dust 紞 dǎn silk fringe of a coronet 僤 dàn great / severe 啗 dàn eat / entice 噉 dàn eat / entice 窞 dàn pit / cave 牡丹坊 mǔ dan fāng Peony Lane 天竺牡丹 tiān zhú mǔ dan dahlia 勯 dān exhausted 甔 dān big jar 丹布朗 dān bù lǎng Dan Brown (American novelist) 憺 dàn peace 鴠 dàn a kind of nightingale 燕太子丹 yān tài zǐ dān Prince Dan of Yan (-226 BC), commissioned the attempted assassination of King Ying Zheng of Qin 秦嬴政[Qin2 Ying2 Zheng4] (later the First Emperor 秦始皇[Qin2 Shi3 huang2]) by Jing Ke 荊軻|荆轲[Jing1 Ke1] in 227 BC 