旦
dàn
(literary) dawn; daybreak
dan, female role in Chinese opera (traditionally played by specialized male actors)
sun (日) + horizon (一) = the sun cresting the horizon at dawn
The sun (日) sits just above the horizon line (一), capturing the exact moment of dawn. This image also gave rise to the dan role in opera, a figure associated with the earliest, most refined hours of performance tradition.
她从小学习旦角，唱得非常好听。
tā cóng xiǎo xué xí dàn jué, chàng de fēi cháng hǎo tīng。
She has studied the dan role since she was little and sings very beautifully.
天色将旦，鸟儿开始在树上叫了。
tiān sè jiāng dàn, niǎo ér kāi shǐ zài shù shàng jiào le。
Dawn was approaching, and the birds began to call in the trees.
Words with 旦
通宵达旦
tōng xiāo dá dàn
overnight until daybreak (idiom); all night long
闺门旦
guī mén dàn
young unmarried lady role in Chinese opera
双旦
shuāng dàn
Christmas and New Year's Day
震旦
zhèn dàn
ancient Indian name for China
震旦纪
zhèn dàn jì
Sinian (c. 800-542 million years ago), late phase of pre-Cambrian geological era
震旦鸦雀
zhèn dàn yā què
(bird species of China) reed parrotbill (Paradoxornis heudei)
魔王撒旦
mó wáng sā dàn
Satan, Devil king
一旦
yī dàn
in case (sth happens)
乾旦
qián dàn
male actor playing the female role (Chinese opera)
信誓旦旦
xìn shì dàn dàn
to make a solemn vow
元旦
yuán dàn
New Year's Day
刀马旦
dāo mǎ dàn
female warrior role in Chinese opera