dān

name
archaic

Meaning of

聃 means used in personal names; specifically, Lao Dan (Laozi). Pronounced dān.

  • used in personal names; specifically, Lao Dan (Laozi)

Character Info

Radical
Strokes9

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

Lǎo
Dān
shì
dào
jiā
xiǎng
de
chuàng
shǐ
rén
 

Lao Dan (Laozi) is the founder of Taoist philosophy.

men
zài
zhé
xué
shàng
xué
le
Lǎo
Dān
de
 
Dào
Jīng
 
 

We studied Lao Dan's "Tao Te Ching" in philosophy class.

Dān
 
dài
rén
míng
yòng
 
hòu
shì
cháng
yòng
 

Dān is a character used in ancient personal names and is not commonly used later.