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啖 Stroke Order — How to Write 啖

Stroke Order

啖 is written in 11 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 口, then complete the remaining strokes.

Stroke order matters in Chinese: it keeps the character balanced, and it is how dictionaries and handwriting input methods expect a character to be written.

啖 Radical and Character Components

Components:口炎

啖 is a phono-semantic compound: 口 (mouth) carries the meaning, while 炎 indicates the sound.

Radical: 口 + 8 more strokes

啖 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • dàn

Meanings of 啖 in Chinese

1

dàn啖

To eat or to feed; to give food to someone or an animal.
他给宠物猫啖以新鲜的鱼肉。
He fed his pet cat with fresh fish.
To entice or lure someone with benefits or personal gain.
老板用高薪啖他,让他跳槽。
The boss enticed him with a high salary to switch jobs.
Light; bland (used in the same sense as '淡' dàn).
这汤味道很啖,一点都不腻。
This soup tastes very bland, not greasy at all.

Words with 啖

  • dàn啖yǐ以feed with, entice with
  • dàn啖gěi给to feed, to give food to
  • dàn啖xiān先shēng生Mr. Dan

Idioms with 啖

  • dàn啖fàn饭zhī之dào道means of making a living
  • dàn啖yǐ以gān甘yán言entice with sweet words
  • dàn啖yǐ以zhòng重lì利entice with heavy benefits
  • dàn啖zhǐ指yǎo咬shé舌terrified into silence
  • yú余táo桃dàn啖jūn君Fickle affections and judgments
  • bá拔kuí葵dàn啖zǎo枣To pilfer small items
  • cān餐sōng松dàn啖bó柏Live an ascetic reclusive life
  • gōng攻kǔ苦shí食dàn啖endure hardship and live frugally
  • yǐ以ròu肉dàn啖hǔ虎sacrifice oneself in vain

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Questions about 啖

What does 啖 mean in Chinese?

啖 (dàn) means “To eat or to feed” in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 啖?

啖 is pronounced dàn in Mandarin Chinese.

How many strokes does 啖 have?

啖 has 11 strokes.

How do you write 啖?

啖 is written in 11 strokes, starting from the radical 口. See the animated stroke order on this page.

What is the radical of 啖?

The radical of 啖 is 口, and 啖 is a phono-semantic compound.

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