胆 dǎn the gall; the nerve; courage
Made up of [月 yuè moon; month radical 74, 旦 dàn dawn; morning; day-break ]Alternative traditional form of character: 膽
Note
The moon radical is really in this case 'meat', 'dan' is phoneticNumber of strokes: 9
Related characters
Also uses 月 yuè component: 服 fú (clothes) 肝 gān (liver) 湖 hú (lake) 胡 hú (beard) 胶 jiāo (to glue) 明 míng (bright) 能 néng (to be able to) 朋 péng (friend) 朋 péng (friend) 期 qī (phase) 前 qián (front) 青 qīng (green) 散 sàn (to scatter) 胜 shèng (victory) 隋 suí (Sui) 阴 yīn (yin) 有 yǒu (have) 朝 zhāo (dynasty)
Also uses 旦 dàn component: 但 dàn (but) 担 dān (to undertake)
Different tone
担 dān (to undertake) 单 dān (bill) 诞 dàn (birth) 旦 dàn (dawn) 但 dàn (but)Pronunciation
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Proverbs
闻风丧胆 wén fēng sàng dǎn Panic stricken; terrified by news一身是胆 yī shēn shì dǎn Fearless, intrepid. A heroic disposition.
卧薪尝胆 wò xīn cháng dǎn Patiently suffering while plotting revenge or recovery. Sleeping rough and eating poor food while preparing for a comeback.
胆大如斗 dǎn dà rú dǒu Someone who is immensely bold and courageous. In traditional medicine the gall bladder was considered the controller of aggression and courage, so someone with a huge gall bladder was expected to be very courageous.