dàn
石
dan (old unit of capacity)
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Meanings
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dan (old Chinese capacity unit, 10 dou = 1 dan)
archaicThis reading is only used in ancient Chinese texts when referring to official ranks or grain taxes, such as 二千石, 万石. Modern standard reading for this unit is dan4.
Hàn汉
cháo朝
de的
jùn郡
shǒu守
fèng俸
lù禄
wèi为
èr二
qiān千
dàn石
。
The salary of a Han Dynasty prefect was 2000 dan.
Wàn万
dàn石
jūn君
shì是
zhǐ指
fèng俸
lù禄
wàn万
dàn石
de的
gāo高
guān官
。
Lord Wan Dan refers to a high official with a salary of 10000 dan.
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Dāng当
shí时
de的
liáng粮
shi食
shuì税
shōu收
yǐ以
dàn石
wéi为
dān单
wèi位
jì计
suàn算
。
Grain taxes at that time were calculated in dan units.
Zhè这
ge个
xiàn县
měi每
nián年
shàng上
jiǎo缴
sān三
qiān千
dàn石
liáng粮
shi食
。
This county paid 3000 dan of grain as tax every year.
Gǔ古
jí籍
zhōng中
cháng常
chū出
xiàn现
“
shí石
”
zuò作
wéi为
róng容
liàng量
dān单
wèi位
de的
jì记
zǎi载
。
Ancient books often record shi as a capacity unit.