Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 丹


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Meaning

red, pellet, powder, cinnabar

Pronunciation

dān

Explanation

A simplified var. of boat/ship

Mnemonic

A simple boat is red.

Radicals

dot(Like an accent on a character, this radical is understood as an emphasis.)
boat
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Vocabulary

苏丹 Sū dān Sudan; sultan (ruler of some Muslim states, esp. Ottoman Emperor)
契丹 Qì dān Qidan; 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 Liaohe River
炼丹八卦炉 liàn dān bā guà lú eight trigrams furnace to cook pills of immortality; symbol of the alchemist's art; Double, double toil and trouble, Fire burn, and cauldron bubble

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