胆dǎn
courage, nerve. 9 strokes, radical ⺼, first met in HSK 5.
How to write 胆
Strokes 1–4 write ⺼, then strokes 5–9 write 旦.
Free, with no account: the app draws each stroke, then you write it and it says which stroke went wrong.
Print a 米字格 practice sheet for 胆 · the stroke-order rules
What 胆 is made of
⺼ and 旦 (dàn, dawn).
⺼ carries the meaning — flesh — and 旦 carries the sound.
Words that use 胆
| 胆 | courage, nerve 指人做事时表现出的勇气 年轻人有胆有识，敢闯敢拼。The young man has both nerve and judgment, daring to forge ahead. Lesson 410, 托付坚毅 · 权变谋断与山川定序 · Resourcefulness & Territorial Order |
| 大胆 | bold, daring 形容不畏惧、敢作敢为 青年大胆尝试全新的创业方向。The young man made a bold attempt at an entirely new business direction. Lesson 408, 雄才大略 · 通达明理与气象万千 · Sagacity & Natural Grandeur |
| 胆小 | timid, cowardly 形容遇事害怕、缺乏勇气 他从不胆小畏缩，总是迎难而上。He is never timid or shrinking — he always meets challenges head-on. Lesson 410, 托付坚毅 · 权变谋断与山川定序 · Resourcefulness & Territorial Order |
Characters that share the sound part 旦
Written with the same phonetic, so their readings tend to rhyme with each other.
More characters with the radical ⺼
All 41 of them, and what the radical means, on the 月 radical page.