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耽
dān
1. to indulge in
2. to delay
Very Common • Top 5% ✏️ 10 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

耽
dān
to indulge; to delay
HSK 5 10 丶

Compound Words (6)

耽心
dānxīn
variant of [[擔心|担心<dānxīn>]]
耽忧
dānyōu
variant of [[擔憂|担忧<dānyōu>]]
耽搁
dānge
to tarry
耽溺
dānnì
to indulge in
耽误
dānwu
to delay
HSK 5
替古人耽忧
tìgǔréndānyōu
to fret over the worries of long-departed people (idiom); to worry unnecessarily

Alternate Entries

耽
dān
variant of [[耽<dān>]]

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
5
Character Frequency Rank
2,657
Word Frequency Rank
4,346 of 84,292