00152 Chinese character of 但 and pronounce daan6

The Chinese character【但】is commonly used in modern sentences, mainly used for the following meanings:

Just, however.

Here is the phonetic guide for pronouncing this Chinese character.

Mandarin Pinyin of 【但】:dàn

Cantonese Jyutping of 【但】:daan6

Here is some fundamental information about the character 【但】︰

Here are some situations where you can use【但】, for example:Commonly used in modern sentences , It mainly means just, but .Because of the extensive meanings of Chinese characters, some intricate details and specialized uses might not be fully presented here.

【但】is a word that can combine with others to create more detailed terms or phrases, such as【但書、但凡、但是】(Mandarin Pinyin:dàn shū 、dàn fán 、dàn shì/ Cantonese Jyutping:daan6 syu1 、daan6 faan4 、daan6 si6)

This character has a total of 7 strokes,It is a highly common and fundamental Chinese character that must be learned,Here’s an example showing how this character can be effectively used.:


雖然條件艱難,但他仍不放棄。

Although the conditions were difficult, he did not give up.


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