丹 (dān): meaning in a Chinese name
丹 (dān) means cinnabar red. In Chinese names it is a Fire-element character with 4 strokes.
Fire element 火
cinnabar red
sincere
Element
Fire 火
Radical
丶
Strokes
4
Use
Leans feminine
In five-element thinking, Fire carries radiance, warmth, visibility. A name built on 丹 leans on that energy. More Fire element Chinese names or read what the five elements mean.
As a given-name character, 丹 leans feminine, chosen for grace as much as meaning. It is 4 strokes to write.
The image behind the character
颜如渥丹
《诗经·秦风·终南》
丹 appears in this classical line. Read it as the picture the character draws on. It is part of why the character carries the feeling it does.
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