Usage of the character 但

but; yet; however; still
merely; only; just

bùdàn

不但

[不但]

not only (... but also ...)

dànfán

但凡

[但凡]

every single
as long as

dànyuàn

但愿

[但願]

if only (sth were possible)
I wish (that)

dànshū

但书

[但書]

proviso
qualifying clause

Yuēdàn

约但

[約但]

variant of 約旦／约旦, Jordan

Dàndīng

但丁

[但丁]

Dante Alighieri (1265-1321), Italian poet, author of the Divine Comedy 神曲

dànshì

但是

[但是]

but; however

Sādàn

撒但

[撒但]

variant of 撒旦 ( Sādàn), Satan or Shaitan

fēidàn

非但

[非但]

not only

Mǎdàn

马但

[馬但]

Matthan, son of Eleazar and father of Jakob in Matthew 1.15

Dànníshēng

但尼生

[但尼生]

Tennyson (name)
Alfred Tennyson, 1st Baron Tennyson (1809-1892), English poet

Yuēdàn Hé

约但河

[約但河]

variant of 約旦河／约旦河 ( Yuēdàn Hé)

Shèngdànní

圣但尼

[聖但尼]

St Denis or St Dennis

dànyuànrúcǐ

但愿如此

[但願如此]

if only it were so
I hope so (idiom)

dànshuōwúfáng

但说无妨

[但說無妨]

there is no harm in saying what one thinks (idiom)

Dànyǐlǐshū

但以理书

[但以理書]

Book of Daniel

Gédànsīkè

格但斯克

[格但斯克]

Gdansk, city on Baltic in north Poland

bùqiúyǒugōng,dànqiúwúguò

不求有功，但求无过

[不求有功，但求無過]

lit. not aiming to achieve the best possible result, but rather trying to avoid making mistakes (idiom)
fig. to take a risk-averse approach