dǎn

胆

gallbladder; gall, guts, courage

HSK 3.0 · 5

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大胆 dà dǎn brazen; audacious HSK 5

胆小 dǎn xiǎo cowardice; timid HSK 5

胆子 dǎn zi courage; nerve HSK 7–9

胆怯 dǎn qiè timidity; timid HSK 7–9

提心吊胆 tí xīn diào dǎn (saying) to be very scared and on edge HSK 7–9

壮胆 zhuàng dǎn to get one’s courage up; to embolden HSK 7–9

胆小鬼 dǎn xiǎo guǐ coward

Pictophonetic: flesh

Same radical ⺼

néng 能 liǎn 脸 jiǎo 脚 tuǐ 腿 bèi 背 zàng 脏 shèng 胜 pàng 胖

Same sound

dàn 但 dàn 蛋 dān 单 dàn 淡 dàn 弹 dān 担

Also HSK 5

kě 可 jiāng 将 gǎo 搞 qí 其 shā 杀 shēng 声 lìng 令 shén 神