Memory phrase for the character: 胆

胆

Hanzi-Trainer
 

Meaning

the gall (bladder), the nerve, courage, guts

Pronunciation

dǎn

Explanation

 Left: body part 月/肉, right: sunrise 旦 (The sun 日 is just above the horizon 一)

Mnemonic
 
([Medically not fully correct, but:] Gallstones can cause nausea after eating or in the morning:) The body part you feel (already) at sunrise is: the gall.

Radicals

肉 body partThis radical is on the left in compound words and is simplified as "月", which then looks like “moon, month 月”, but still has the meaning “body part”.
旦 sun riseThe sun 日 is just above the horizon 一 at sunrise.




 Vocabulary

大胆 dà dǎn  brazen; audacious; outrageous; bold; daring; fearless
龙肝凤胆 lóng gān fèng dǎn  rare food; ambrosia (delicacy)
卧薪尝胆 wò xīn cháng dǎn  lit. to lie on firewood and taste gall (idiom); fig. suffering patiently, but firmly resolved on revenge
胆怯 dǎn qiè  timid; cowardly
 

At the page you get the memory phrases for learning the Chinese Hanzi. If you are learning the Japanese kanji, please follow this link.
List of the characters | List of the radicals
Get the app of the Hanzi-Trainer!

The app has many other functions, such as character selection according to difficulty, practice programs, handwriting recognition and success statistics!

To the Trainer

  
 


Get the learning app:

The app has a new textbook function that allows you to select your textbook by lesson and thus learn in a targeted manner. Unfortunately, there are currently hardly any books registered, so we are dependent on your help.

Please send us the characters of your book and we will add them immediately.