dān

literary

Meaning of

殚 means to exhaust; to use up; to expend completely. Pronounced dān.

  • to exhaust; to use up; to expend completely

Character Info

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Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

wèi
zhè
ge
xiàng
dān
jīng
jié
 

He exhausted his mind and energy for this project.

Zhì
guó
jiā
yào
dān
 

Governing a country requires exhausting all one's thoughts.

dān
wéi
chí
zhe
jiā
de
shēng
 

He exerted all his strength to maintain the family business.