但 Stroke Order — How to Write 但
但 is written in 7 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 亻, 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.
但 Radical and Character Components
Radical: 亻 + 5 more strokes
但 Pronunciation and Pinyin
- dàn
Meanings of 但 in Chinese
dàn但
Common Words and Phrases with 但
More words with 但
- fēi非dàn但not only
- qǐ岂dàn但not only; far more than just
- bú不dàn但not only, not just
- dàn但yě也but also, however, also
- dàn但tā他but he, yet he
- dàn但xiàn现zài在But now, However, now
- dàn但yòu又but also, but still
- dàn但dāng当but when, however when
- dàn但jiàn见only see, all one can see is
- dàn但qí其but its, but it
- dàn但què却but, yet
- dàn但shí实jì际shàng上but actually, in reality
- dàn但yīn因but because, however, because
- dàn但zài在but in, but at
- fēi非dàn但bù不Far from it, Not only not
- dàn但qí其shí实But actually, In reality
- dàn但tā他què却But he, Yet he
- dàn但xiān先shēng生Mr. Dan, But, Sir
- dàn但yě也shì是but also, yet also
- dàn但zuì最zhōng终but eventually, but ultimately
Idioms with 但
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Open the tool →Questions about 但
What does 但 mean in Chinese?
但 (dàn) means “Only” in Chinese.
How do you pronounce 但?
但 is pronounced dàn in Mandarin Chinese.
How many strokes does 但 have?
但 has 7 strokes.
How do you write 但?
但 is written in 7 strokes, starting from the radical 亻. See the animated stroke order on this page.
What is the radical of 但?
The radical of 但 is 亻, and 但 is a phono-semantic compound.