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Character

但 dàn

HSK 2Character

but; joins two ideas that are different or opposite

Radical
亻
Strokes
7
Structure
Left–right
Parts
亻 旦
Traditional
但
Frequency
#174 most common character
Practice writing

Meaning

dàn

dan4
  1. but; joins two ideas that are different or opposite
  2. but; says the second idea is still true

Examples

  • 我想买，但没有钱。

    wǒ xiǎng mǎi, dàn méi yǒu qián

    I want to buy it, but I have no money.

    AI-generated sentence

  • 他很小，但跑得很快。

    tā hěn xiǎo, dàn pǎo de hěn kuài

    He is small, but he runs very fast.

    AI-generated sentence

Stroke order

All 7 strokes

Speed

Practice writing 但

Draw “但” here — the faint guide shows its shape.

Words with 但

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但是dàn shìbut; however, joining two ideas that are differentWordHSK 2但愿dàn yuànif only (something could happen)WordHSK 7–9但丁dàn dīngDante Alighieri (1265-1321), Italian poet, author of the Divine Comedy 神曲Word但书dàn shūprovisoWord但凡dàn fánevery singleWord但尼生dàn ní shēngTennyson (name)Word但以理书dàn yǐ lǐ shūBook of DanielWord但愿如此dàn yuàn rú cǐif only it were soWord但说无妨dàn shuō wú fángthere is no harm in saying what one thinks (idiom)Word不但bù dànnot only ... but also ...; joins two things that are both trueWordHSK 2
撒但sā dànSatan or Shaitan↗Variant of 撒旦WordUnreviewed
约但yuē dànJordan (country)↗Variant of 约旦WordUnreviewed

Same radical 亻

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