膽 (dǎn)

gallbladder; courage; guts

How 膽 is written

Strokes
17
Radical
月 — moon
Traditional
膽
Simplified
胆

Components

Common words using 膽

大膽 dàdǎn
brazen; audacious; outrageous
膽固醇 dǎngùchún
cholesterol
膽子 dǎnzi
courage; nerve; guts
膽小 dǎnxiǎo
cowardice; timid
膽小鬼 dǎnxiǎoguǐ
coward
膽量 dǎnliàng
courage; boldness; guts
心驚膽戰 xīnjīngdǎnzhàn
lit. heart alarmed, trembling in fear (idiom); prostrate with fear; scared witless
提心吊膽 tíxīndiàodǎn
(saying) to be very scared and on edge
斗膽 dǒudǎn
(courteous) to be so bold as to
海膽 hǎidǎn
sea urchin
肝膽相照 gāndǎnxiāngzhào
to treat one another with absolute sincerity (idiom); to show total devotion
膽囊 dǎnnáng
gall bladder

膽 in a sentence

他很膽小,不敢一個人看恐怖片。

Tā hěn dǎnxiǎo, bù gǎn yí ge rén kàn kǒngbùpiàn.

“He is very timid and dares not watch horror movies alone.”

How common is 膽?

膽 is the 1,350th most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 93.4% of all running text.

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