憚 meaning and stroke order

dàn

To fear, to dread; to dislike, to avoid

Strokes15
Pinyindàn
ToneTone 4

How to write 憚, stroke by stroke

15 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.

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Meaning of 憚

Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.

dànfourth tone (falling)
  1. dread
  2. fear
  3. dislike

How 憚 is built

Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Heart.

忄 gives the meaning and 單 hints at the sound.

Radical: 忄 (heart), shared by 167 characters on this site.

Common words with 憚

Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.

WordPinyinMeaningLevel
肆無忌憚sìwújìdànabsolutely unrestrained; unbridled

Questions about 憚

How many strokes are in 憚?

憚 is written with 15 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.

What does 憚 mean?

憚 (dàn) means to fear, to dread; to dislike, to avoid. A common word with it is 肆无忌惮 (sìwújìdàn), meaning "absolutely unrestrained; unbridled".

How do you pronounce 憚?

憚 is pronounced dàn, in the fourth tone (falling).

What is the radical of 憚?

The radical of 憚 is 忄, which carries the idea of "heart". Dictionaries list 憚 under this radical.

What is the simplified form of 憚?

憚 is a traditional character. Its simplified form is 惮, used in mainland China and Singapore.