丹

丹
da̅n = d + an1
red / pellet / powder / cinnabar
丹 = ⺆ + 亠 : Ever since Don Quixote stapled a beret to his head in front of the anthill, he has these weird headaches. To fight them, he swallows lots of painkillers in form of red pills.

丹 character breakdown

亠
tóu = t + ou2
"lid" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 8)
亠 = 丶 + 一 : Mnemonic symbol: 亠 looks like a beret. Tecumseh (t) is killing time in the Outhouse's kitchen (ou2) by playing a game. His goal is to blow a petal leaf (丶) into a beret (亠) by blowing air through a flute (一).
⺆
jio̅ng = ju + (e)ng1
Variant of 冂, but the left stroke is 丿, not 丨
⺆ = 丿 + ㇆ : Mnemonic symbol: ⺆ looks like a staple, as used in a stapler.

Zeus (ju) wants to plant bananas (丿) in front of the engine ((e)ng1). He uses a plow (㇆) to dig up the earth and puts the bananas inside. To prevent the bananas from falling down, he staples them down with a stapler (⺆).

Characters with 丹 as component

舟
zho̅u = zh + ou1
boat
舟 = 丹 + ⺀ : Mnemonic symbol: 舟 looks like the tower of a yellow submarine. In front of the outhouse (ou1), James II of England (zh) stands next to his yellow submarine (舟) and asks you: will you swallow the blossom (⺀) and continue your quiet life? Or will you swallow the red pill (丹) and follow him on his adventures in the submarine?
彤
tóng = tu + (e)ng2
surname Tong
彤
tóng = tu + (e)ng2
red
坍
ta̅n = t + an1
to collapse
栴
zha̅n = zh + an1
used in 栴檀[zhan1 tan2]
砃
da̅n = d + an1
white stone
雘
huò = hu + o4
red earth used for paints

Words with 丹

丹
丹
尼
尼
尔
爾
Daniel (name)
丹
丹
参
參
(botany) red sage (Salvia miltiorrhiza)
不
丹
Bhutan
丹
丹
顶
頂
鹤
鶴
(bird species of China) red-crowned crane (Grus japonensis)
丹
丹
宁
寧
(loanword) denim / tannin
丹
丹
寨
寨
县
縣
Danzhai county in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong autonomous prefecture 黔東南州|黔东南州[Qian2 dong1 nan2 zhou1], Guizhou
丹
寨
Danzhai county in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong autonomous prefecture 黔東南州|黔东南州[Qian2 dong1 nan2 zhou1], Guizhou
丹
尼
索
瓦
人
Denisovan, an extinct species of human
丹
巴
Danba county (Tibetan: rong brag rdzong) in Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture 甘孜藏族自治州, Sichuan (formerly in Kham province of Tibet)
丹
丹
巴
巴
县
縣
Danba county (Tibetan: rong brag rdzong) in Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture 甘孜藏族自治州[Gan1 zi1 Zang4 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Sichuan (formerly in Kham province of Tibet)
丹
布
朗
Dan Brown (American novelist)
丹
彩
vermilion / rhetorical language

Sentences with 丹

丹
da̅n
房
fáng
Elixir Pill Room?