Keyword
gall
- gallbladder
- guts
- courage
- Frequency
- #1468
- Strokes
- 9
Readings
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Mnemonic
⺼ (flesh) gives the meaning and 旦 the sound.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
大胆
brazen; audacious; outrageous; bold; daring; fearless
胆
gall bladder; courage; guts; gall; inner container (e.g. bladder of a football, inner container of a thermos)
胆子
courage; nerve; guts
胆小
cowardice; timid
胆敢
to dare (negative connotation); to have the audacity to (do sth)
胆量
courage; boldness; guts
胆固醇
cholesterol
胆怯
timidity; timid; cowardly
胆识
courage and insight
胆大
daring; bold; audacious
提心吊胆
(idiom) nervous; fearful; on edge
明目张胆
openly and without fear; brazenly
海胆
(zoology) sea urchin
胆小鬼
coward
胆汁
gall; bile
壮胆
to get one’s courage up; to embolden
卧薪尝胆
(lit.) to sleep on brushwood and taste gall (like King Goujian of Yue 勾践 (Gōujiàn), in order to recall one's humiliations) (idiom); (fig.) to maintain one's resolve for revenge
胆囊
gallbladder
心惊胆战
lit. heart alarmed, trembling in fear (idiom); prostrate with fear; scared witless
斗胆
(courteous) to be so bold as to
胆战心惊
to tremble with fear (idiom); scared witless
胆碱
choline (amine related to vitamin B complex)
胆略
courage and resource
丧胆
panic-stricken; scared out of one's wits