诞dàn
to give birth, to bear children; birth, birthday. 8 strokes, radical 讠, first met in HSK 6.
How to write 诞
Strokes 1–2 write 讠, then strokes 3–8 write 延.
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 诞 · the stroke-order rules
What 诞 is made of
讠 (yán, words) and 延 (yán, to defer).
讠 carries the meaning — speech — and 延 carries the sound.
Words that use 诞
| 诞生 | to be born, come into being 指事物开始产生或形成 重大科技攻关诞生世界领先成果。A world-leading breakthrough was born from the major research effort. Lesson 565, 崇勋尚贤 · 匠心筑梦与经纬大道 · Civic Excellence & Artisanal Legacy |
| 圣诞节 | Christmas 指西方十二月的重要节日 圣诞节前后，手工礼物很盛行。Around Christmas, handmade gifts are very much in fashion. Lesson 641, 圣诞木盒 · 文苑奇葩与学术争鸣 · Literary Gems & Academic Debate |
Characters that share the sound part 延
Written with the same phonetic, so their readings tend to rhyme with each other.
More characters with the radical 讠
All 50 of them, and what the radical means, on the 言 radical page.