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淡
dàn
1. insipid
2. diluted
3. weak
4. mild
5. light in color
6. tasteless
7. fresh
8. indifferent
9. nitrogen
HSK 5 Common • Top 9% ✏️ 11 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

淡
dàn
watery, dilute; insipid, tasteless
HSK 5 11 丶

Compound Words (20)

冷淡
lěngdàn
cold
HSK 5
寡淡
guǎdàn
insipid
平淡
píngdàn
flat
恬淡
tiándàn
quiet and contented
惨淡
cǎndàn
dark
扯淡
chědàn
to talk nonsense
暗淡
àndàn
dark
冲淡
chōngdàn
to dilute
涵淡
hándàn
waves
淡光
dànguāng
shimmer
淡化
dànhuà
to water down
淡妆
dànzhuāng
light makeup
淡季
dànjì
off season
HSK 6
淡定
dàndìng
calm and collected
淡忘
dànwàng
to be forgotten
淡水
Dànshuǐ
Danshui or Tanshui town in New Taipei City [[新北市<Xīnběishì>]], Taiwan
HSK 6
淡水
dànshuǐ
potable water (water with low salt content)
HSK 6
淡泊
dànbó
living a simple life
淡淡
dàndàn
faint
淡漠
dànmò
apathetic

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
5
Character Frequency Rank
1,292
Word Frequency Rank
7,987 of 84,292

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