旦

Ideographic: The sun 日 rising over the horizon 一Radical: 日

meaning for 旦 dàn:

  • - dawn
  • - morning
  • - daybreak
  • - day
  • - dan, female roles in Chinese opera (traditionally played by specialized male actors)New Year's Dayovernight until daybreak (idiom)
  • - all night long
  • - day and nightin imminent peril (idiom)
  • - on the brink of crisisto make a solemn vowrole of vivacious young female in Chinese opera