Usage of the character 丹

Qidan or Khitan, ethnic group in ancient China, a branch of the Eastern Hu people inhabiting the valley of the Xar Murun River in the upper reaches of the Liao River 遼河／辽河 ( Liáo Hé)

Shāndān

山丹

[山丹]

Shandan county in Zhangye 張掖／张掖 ( Zhāngyè), Gansu

Wàndān

万丹

[萬丹]

Wantan township in Pingtung County 屏東縣／屏东县 ( Píngdōng Xiàn), Taiwan

Dānléng

丹棱

[丹稜]

Danleng County in Meishan 眉山市 ( Méishān Shì), Sichuan

dānshā

丹砂

[丹砂]

cinnabar

dānzhōng

丹衷

[丹衷]

real sincerity

Dānyáng

丹阳

[丹陽]

Danyang, county-level city in Zhenjiang 鎮江／镇江 ( Zhènjiāng), Jiangsu

Yú Dān

于丹

[于丹]

Yu Dan (1965-), female scholar, writer, educator and TV presenter

Sūdān

苏丹

[蘇丹]

Sudan
sultan (ruler of some Muslim states, esp. Ottoman Emperor)

dāntián

丹田

[丹田]

pubic region
point two inches below the navel where one's qi resides

Adān

阿丹

[阿丹]

Adam (name)
Aden, capital of Yemen

dāndú

丹毒

[丹毒]

erysipelas (medicine)

wàidān

外丹

[外丹]

Taoist external alchemy

kòudān

蔻丹

[蔻丹]

nail polish (loanword, from "Cutex")

dānfèng

丹凤

[丹鳳]

red phoenix

xiāndān

仙丹

[仙丹]

elixir
magic potion

dānníng

丹宁

[丹寧]

(loanword) denim
tannin

Dān Ruì

丹瑞

[丹瑞]

General Than Shwe (1933-), Myanmar army officer and politician, leader of the military junta 1992-2011

dānbèi

丹贝

[丹貝]

see 天貝／天贝 (tiānbèi)

yǎdān

雅丹

[雅丹]

(geology) yardang (loanword)

dānxīn

丹心

[丹心]

loyal heart
loyalty

dānfāng

丹方

[丹方]

folk remedy

Bùdān

不丹

[不丹]

Bhutan

nèidān

内丹

[內丹]

Taoist internal alchemy

Réndān

仁丹

[仁丹]

Jintan mouth refresher lozenge, produced by Morishita Jintan company from 1905

shāndān

山丹

[山丹]

coral lily (Lilium pumilum)

Dānbā

丹巴

[丹巴]

Danba county (Tibetan: rong brag rdzong) in Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture 甘孜藏族自治州, Sichuan (formerly in Kham province of Tibet)

yíndān

银丹

[銀丹]

lunar caustic (fused silver nitrate, shaped into a stick and used as a cauterizing agent)

Wàndānxiāng

万丹乡

[萬丹鄉]

Wantan township in Pingtung County 屏東縣／屏东县 ( Píngdōng Xiàn), Taiwan

Dānxiá Shān

丹霞山

[丹霞山]

Mt Danxia in Shaoguan 韶關／韶关 ( Sháoguān), Guangdong

Dānbāxiàn

丹巴县

[丹巴縣]

Danba county (Tibetan: rong brag rdzong) in Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture 甘孜藏族自治州 ( Gānzī Zàngzúzìzhìzhōu), Sichuan (formerly in Kham province of Tibet)

Dānfèng Xiàn

丹凤县

[丹鳳縣]

Danfeng County in Shangluo 商洛 ( Shāngluò), Shaanxi

Lāmǎdān

拉马丹

[拉馬丹]

Ramadan (loanword)

Dānléng Xiàn

丹棱县

[丹稜縣]

Danleng County in Meishan 眉山市 ( Méishān Shì), Sichuan

Mǔdanxiāng

牡丹乡

[牡丹鄉]

Mutan township in Pingtung County 屏東縣／屏东县 ( Píngdōng Xiàn), Taiwan

shāndāndān

山丹丹

[山丹丹]

see 山丹 (shāndān)

liàndānshù

炼丹术

[煉丹術]

maker of immortality pill
concocting magic pills

Jílándān

吉兰丹

[吉蘭丹]

Kelantan (state of Malaysia)

Nándānxiàn

南丹县

[南丹縣]

Nandan county in Hezhou 賀州／贺州 ( Hèzhōu), Guangxi

Shìdānlì

士丹利

[士丹利]

Stanley (name)

dānfèngyǎn

丹凤眼

[丹鳳眼]

red phoenix eyes (eyes whose outer corners incline upwards)

Dānjiāngkǒu

丹江口

[丹江口]

Danjiangkou, county-level city in Shiyan 十堰 ( Shíyàn), Hubei

Shāndānxiàn

山丹县

[山丹縣]

Shandan county in Zhangye 張掖／张掖 ( Zhāngyè), Gansu

Láimàidān

莱麦丹

[萊麥丹]

Ramadan (loanword)

mǔdankǎ

牡丹卡

[牡丹卡]

Peony Card (credit card issued by Industrial and Commercial Bank of China)

Dānmàibāo

丹麦包

[丹麥包]

Danish pastry

Tàizǐ Dān

太子丹

[太子丹]

Prince Dan of Yan (-226 BC), commissioned the attempted assassination of King Ying Zheng of Qin 秦嬴政 (later the First Emperor 秦始皇 ( Qín Shǐhuáng)) by Jing Ke 荊軻／荆轲 ( Jīng Kē) in 227 BC

Shǐdānfó

史丹佛

[史丹佛]

Stanford (University)
also written 斯坦福 ( Sītǎnfú)

Dānní'ěr

丹尼尔

[丹尼爾]

Daniel (name)

bā'èrdān

八二丹

[八二丹]

eight-to-two powder (TCM)

hóngmáodān

红毛丹

[紅毛丹]

rambutan or rumbutan (tropical fruit) (Nephelium lappaceum)

Dān Bùlǎng

丹布朗

[丹布朗]

Dan Brown (American novelist)

Dāndōngshì

丹东市

[丹東市]

Dandong prefecture-level city in Liaoning province 遼寧省／辽宁省 ( Liáoníng Shěng) in northeast China

Dānyángshì

丹阳市

[丹陽市]

Danyang, county-level city in Zhenjiang 鎮江／镇江 ( Zhènjiāng), Jiangsu

dāndǐnghè

丹顶鹤

[丹頂鶴]

(bird species of China) red-crowned crane (Grus japonensis)

Nán Sūdān

南苏丹

[南蘇丹]

South Sudan

mǔdanpí

牡丹皮

[牡丹皮]

root bark of the peony tree (used in TCM)

Gāndānsì

甘丹寺

[甘丹寺]

Ganden monastery, Tibetan: dGa' ldan rNam rgyal gling, Dagzê county 達孜縣／达孜县 ( Dázīxiàn), Lhasa, Tibet

Dānnísī

丹尼斯

[丹尼斯]

Dennis (name)

bābǎodān

八宝丹

[八寶丹]

eight-jewel elixir (TCM)

Dāntúqū

丹徒区

[丹徒區]

Dantu district of Zhenjiang city 鎮江市／镇江市 ( Zhènjiāngshì), Jiangsu

Mǔdan Qū

牡丹区

[牡丹區]

Mudan District of Heze City 菏澤市／菏泽市 ( Hézé Shì), Shandong

mǔdanfāng

牡丹坊

[牡丹坊]

Peony Lane

mǎyīngdān

马缨丹

[馬纓丹]

lantana (botany)

Mǔdanjiāng

牡丹江

[牡丹江]

Mudanjiang, prefecture-level city in Heilongjiang province 黑龍江／黑龙江 ( Hēilóngjiāng) in northeast China

Zhìdānxiàn

志丹县

[志丹縣]

Zhidan county in Yan'an 延安 ( Yán'ān), Shaanxi

Mǔdan Tíng

牡丹亭

[牡丹亭]

The Peony Pavilion (1598), play by Tang Xianzu 湯顯祖／汤显祖 ( Tāng Xiǎnzǔ)

Lùtèdān

鹿特丹

[鹿特丹]

Rotterdam, port city in the Netherlands

Dānzhàixiàn

丹寨县

[丹寨縣]

Danzhai county in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong autonomous prefecture 黔東南州／黔东南州 ( Qiándōngnánzhōu), Guizhou

Yīshìdān

伊势丹

[伊勢丹]

Isetan, Japanese department store

Zuǒdānnú

佐丹奴

[佐丹奴]

Giordano (brand)

wànlíngdān

万灵丹

[萬靈丹]

panacea
cure-all

dàdānquǎn

大丹犬

[大丹犬]

Great Dane (dog breed)

língdānmiàoyào

灵丹妙药

[靈丹妙藥]

effective cure, miracle medicine (idiom); fig. wonder-cure for all problems
panacea
elixir

Bùlóngfāngdān

布隆方丹

[布隆方丹]

Bloemfontein

Dān Ruìdàjiàng

丹瑞大将

[丹瑞大將]

Than Shwe (1933-), Myanmar general and politician, president of Myanmar 1992-2011

wànyìnglíngdān

万应灵丹

[萬應靈丹]

panacea

Qìdān Guózhì

契丹国志

[契丹國志]

History of the Liao Dynasty, 13th-century book on the history of the Khitan Empire (916-1125)

Jiālǐmàndān

加里曼丹

[加里曼丹]

Kalimantan (Indonesian part of the island of Borneo)

Yān Tàizǐ Dān

燕太子丹

[燕太子丹]

Prince Dan of Yan (-226 BC), commissioned the attempted assassination of King Ying Zheng of Qin 秦嬴政 ( Qín Yíng Zhèng) (later the First Emperor 秦始皇 ( Qín Shǐhuáng)) by Jing Ke 荊軻／荆轲 ( Jīng Kē) in 227 BC

Jílándān Hé

吉兰丹河

[吉蘭丹河]

Kelantan River of Malaysia, near Thai border

Shǐdāndùn Dǎo

史丹顿岛

[史丹頓島]

Staten Island, borough of New York City

Dānjiāngkǒushì

丹江口市

[丹江口市]

Danjiangkou, county-level city in Shiyan 十堰 ( Shíyàn), Hubei

tiānzhúmǔdan

天竺牡丹

[天竺牡丹]

dahlia

Mǔdanjiāng Shì

牡丹江市

[牡丹江市]

Mudanjiang, prefecture-level city in Heilongjiang province 黑龍江／黑龙江 ( Hēilóngjiāng) in northeast China

Dānxiádìmào

丹霞地貌

[丹霞地貌]

Danxia landform (red conglomerate and sandstone)

Jílándānzhōu

吉兰丹州

[吉蘭丹州]

Kelantan sultanate of Malaysia, near Thai border, capital Kota Baharu 哥打巴魯／哥打巴鲁 ( Gēdǎbālǔ)

Gèlādāndōng Fēng

各拉丹冬峰

[各拉丹冬峰]

Mount Geladaindong or Geladandong in Qinghai (6621 m), the main peak of the Tanggula mountain range 唐古拉山脈／唐古拉山脉 ( Tánggǔlā Shānmài)

liàndānbāguàlú

炼丹八卦炉

[煉丹八卦爐]

eight trigrams furnace to cook pills of immortality
symbol of the alchemist's art
Double, double toil and trouble, Fire burn, and cauldron bubble

Amǔsītèdān

阿姆斯特丹

[阿姆斯特丹]

Amsterdam, capital of Netherlands

Shǐdānfú Dàxué

史丹福大学

[史丹福大學]

Stanford University

Jiālǐmàndān Dǎo

加里曼丹岛

[加里曼丹島]

Kalimantan island (Indonesian name for Borneo island)

Gèlādāndōng Shān

各拉丹冬山

[各拉丹冬山]

Mount Geladaindong or Geladandong in Qinghai (6621 m), the main peak of the Tanggula mountain range 唐古拉山脈／唐古拉山脉 ( Tánggǔlā Shānmài)

Dānnísuǒwǎrén

丹尼索瓦人

[丹尼索瓦人]

Denisovan, an extinct species of human

Mógēn Shìdānlì

摩根士丹利

[摩根士丹利]

Morgan Stanley (financial services company)

Màikè'ěr· Qiáodān

迈克尔·乔丹

[邁克爾·喬丹]

Michael Jordan (1963-) US basketball player

mǔdansuīhǎo,quánzhànglüyèfú

牡丹虽好，全仗绿叶扶

[牡丹雖好，全仗綠葉扶]

Although the peony is beautiful, it depends entirely on help from the green leaves (idiom). However brilliant you may be, you can't do anything without support from others.

mǔdansuīhǎo,zhōngxūlüyèfúchí

牡丹虽好，终须绿叶扶持

[牡丹雖好，終須綠葉扶持]

Although the peony is beautiful, it depends entirely on help from the green leaves (idiom). However brilliant you may be, you can't do anything without support from others.

mǔdansuīhǎo,quánzhànglüyèfúchí

牡丹虽好，全仗绿叶扶持

[牡丹雖好，全仗綠葉扶持]

Although the peony is beautiful, it depends entirely on help from the green leaves (idiom). However brilliant you may be, you can't do anything without support from others.

mǔdansuīhǎo,quánpínglüyèfúchí

牡丹虽好，全凭绿叶扶持

[牡丹雖好，全憑綠葉扶持]

Although the peony is beautiful, it depends entirely on help from the green leaves (idiom). However brilliant you may be, you can't do anything without support from others.