但

dàn

d+àn·4th tone

but; yet; however; still

Radical: 亻 Strokes: 7 HSK 2

Structure: Left narrow, right wideFrequency: Most common

Same radical

体作信传仙修倒使代位伤假

Same radical

体作信传仙修倒使代位伤假保任伏

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Character Decomposition

但=亻+旦

Meanings

but; yet; however; still

merely; only; just

dàn

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Words with 但 31 total

every single · as long as但凡dàn fán but; however但是dàn shì proviso · qualifying clause但书dàn shū if only (sth were possible) · I wish (that)但愿dàn yuàn not only非但fēi dàn not only (... but also...)不但bù dàn Dante Alighieri (1265-1321), Italian poet, author of the Divine Comedy 神曲但丁Dàn dīng variant of 撒旦, Satan or Shaitan撒但Sā dàn Matthan, son of Eleazar and father of Jakob in Matthew 1.15马但Mǎ dàn Tennyson (name) · Alfred Tennyson, 1st Baron Tennyson (1809-1892), English poet但尼生Dàn ní shēng St Denis or St Dennis圣但尼Shèng dàn ní Book of Daniel但以理书Dàn yǐ lǐ shū there is no harm in saying what one thinks (idiom)但说无妨dàn shuō wú fáng if only it were so · I hope so (idiom)但愿如此dàn yuàn rú cǐ Gdansk, city on Baltic in north Poland格但斯克Gé dàn sī kè (slang) slow to arrive but eventually shows up虽迟但到suī chí dàn dào lit. not aiming to achieve the best possible result, but rather trying to avoid making mistakes (idiom) · fig. to take a risk-averse approach不求有功，但求无过bù qiú yǒu gōng , dàn qiú wú guò

Idioms with 但 1 total Chain

lit. not aiming to achieve the best possible result, but rather trying to avoid making mistakes (idiom) · fig. to take a risk-averse approach不求有功，但求无过bù qiú yǒu gōng , dàn qiú wú guò

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