旦
旦 in English
- (literary) dawn / daybreak / dan, female role in Chinese opera (traditionally played by specialized male actors)
Stroke order
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How it used to be written
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Oracle bone script 商 -
Clerical script 東漢 - See all 16 forms
Forms, sources and dates: the 字形演變 database of 小學堂, Academia Sinica, public domain (CC0).
Examples
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一旦养成了坏习惯，就很难改回来了。
A bad habit, once formed, is difficult to get rid of.
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全体销售人员通宵达旦地工作了一周。
The entire sales staff has worked around the clock for a week.
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别射撒旦的背部。你可能会射不中。
Don't shoot the devil in the back. You might miss.
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撒旦万岁！
Hail Satan!
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萨尔曼·鲁西迪的《撒旦诗篇》是现代文学的真正的杰作
“The Satanic Verses” by Salman Rushdie is a real masterpiece of modern literature.