诞
birth; birthday; brag; boast; to increase
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How 诞 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
讠 (semantic, “speech”) + 延 (phonetic, yán)
How to remember it
nativity · Heisig RSH #397
延 prolong + words
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 延
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 延 (yán) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 延 sound component | yán | to defer, to delay, to postpone; to extend, to prolong; surname |
| 蛋 | dàn | egg |
| 筵 | yán | bamboo mat; banquet, feast |
| 涎 | xián | saliva |
| 蜒 | yán | millipede |
Words containing 诞
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 圣诞老人 | Shèng dàn Lǎo rén | Father Christmas; Santa Claus |
| 怪诞不经 | guài dàn bù jīng | uncanny; unbelievable; ridiculous; outrageous |
| 圣诞快乐 | Shèng dàn kuài lè | Merry Christmas |
| 圣诞花 | shèng dàn huā | poinsettia (Euphorbia pulcherrima) |
| 圣诞红 | shèng dàn hóng | poinsettia (Euphorbia pulcherrima) |
| 荒诞不经 | huāng dàn bù jīng | absurd; preposterous; ridiculous |
| 毛诞节 | Máo dàn jié | Mao Zedong’s birthday, December 26th |
| 圣诞卡 | Shèng dàn kǎ | Christmas card |
| 圣诞节 | Shèng dàn jié | Christmas time; Christmas season; Christmas |
| 圣诞岛 | Shèng dàn Dǎo | Christmas Island, Australia |
| 佛诞日 | Fó dàn rì | Buddha's Birthday (8th day of the 4th Lunar month) |
| 圣诞树 | Shèng dàn shù | Christmas tree |
| 诞生 | dàn shēng | to be born |
| 放诞不拘 | fàng dàn bù jū | wanton and unrestrained (idiom); dissolute |
| 圣诞前夕 | Shèng dàn qián xī | Christmas eve |
| 华诞 | huá dàn | (formal) birthday; anniversary of the founding of an organization |
| 放诞 | fàng dàn | untrammeled; reckless; wanton |
| 耶诞节 | Yē dàn jié | (Tw) Christmas |
| 圣诞 | Shèng dàn | Christmas; birthday of reigning Emperor; Confucius' birthday |
| 圣诞帽 | shèng dàn mào | Santa hat |