FEEDBACK

Meaning of 淡

Use your mouse
to draw a Chinese
character here
Pinyin: dàn
English Definition: insipid; diluted; weak; mild; light in color; tasteless; indifferent; (variant of ) nitrogen
Chinese Definition:
①含盐分少,与“咸”相对:味淡。淡水。淡化。
②浅,薄,含某种成分少,与“浓”相对:淡酒。淡绿。淡薄。浅淡。淡雅。天高云淡。
③不热心:冷淡。淡泊(对名利不热心)。淡漠。淡忘。恬淡。
④营业不旺盛:淡季。
⑤无关紧要,无聊:扯淡。淡话。
⑥浓咸深。
Antonyms:
Total strokes: 11; Radical:
Pictophonetic: indicates the sound; (water) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
Similar Characters:
Step by Step Stroke Sequence: Download Customize Pin it
Stroke order image for Chinese character 淡
Example Words
淡淡 dàn dàn faint; dim; dull; insipid; unenthusiastic; indifferent
冷淡 lěng dàn cold; indifferent
淡水 dàn shuǐ Tamsui or Danshui, district of New Taipei City 新北市 , Taiwan
淡水 dàn shuǐ potable water (water with low salt content); fresh water
淡化 dàn huà to water down; to play down; to trivialize; to weaken; to become dull with time; to desalinate; desalination
More: 淡* | *淡 | *淡*
Example Sentences
1
I prefer light tea.
2
His dog is real light orange, so light orange he's almost white.
3
If you match that glove against this, you will find that one is slightly lighter than the other.
4
绿
The numbers were purple and had pale, green stems.
5
Neutral and pale lip colors look washed out in photographs, so choose a lipstick that' s one to two shades brighter than what you normally wear.