旦
Meanings
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- 1.(literary) dawn; daybreak
- 2.dan, female role in Chinese opera (traditionally played by specialized male actors)
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Wiktionary
- 1.early morning; dawn
- 2.day
- 3.first day of a lunar month
- 4.female character, particularly a lead role, in a traditional Chinese opera
- 5.actor or actress known for playing such characters
- 6.egg (Classifier: 個／个 m; 顆／颗 m; 枚 m; 隻／只 c h)
- 7.egg-shaped object
- 8.ball; testicle
- 9.suffix denoting “person of certain characteristics”, usually with a pejorative tone
- 10.zero score; goose egg
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Etymology
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *taːns): semantic 日 + phonetic 丁 (OC *rteːŋ, *teːŋ). According to Shuowen Jiezi, the sun (日) appearing over the horizon (一). However, this version is not the original one and this interpretation belongs to folk etymology. This simplification is the same that appears in 正. Unrelated to the top component of 得. Also unrelated to 查. Cognate with Chepang दारःदो (darʔ.do, “place of sunrise; in east”) (Schuessler, 2007). Unrelated to 丹 (OC *taːn, “cinnabar; red”).
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Related words
一旦 in case (sth happens)元旦 New Year's Day男旦 male actor playing the female role (Chinese opera)复旦 Fudan University, Shanghai, abbr. for 复旦大学[Fù dàn Dà xué]震旦 ancient Indian name for China昧旦 the time just before daybreak李旦 Li Dan, personal name of sixth Tang emperor Ruizong 唐睿宗[Táng Ruì zōng] (662-716), reigned 684-690 and 710-712贴旦 female supporting actress in a Chinese opera花旦 role of vivacious young female in Chinese opera乾旦 male actor playing the female role (Chinese opera)旦角 dan, female roles in Chinese opera (traditionally played by specialized male actors)平旦 (literary) daybreak