但

dàn

but; yet; however; still; merely; only; just

Radical: 亻 HSK 2 c, d pictophonetic

Components & Etymology

但 decomposes into the following components:

亻 旦

Words containing 但

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 但.

不但
bù dàn
not only (... but also...)
但丁
dàn dīng
Dante Alighieri (1265-1321), Italian poet, author of the Divine Comedy 神曲
但书
dàn shū
proviso
但凡
dàn fán
但愿
dàn yuàn
if only (sth were possible)
但是
dàn shì
but
撒但
sā dàn
variant of 撒旦, Satan or Shaitan
约但
yuē dàn
variant of 約旦|约旦, Jordan
非但
fēi dàn
not only
马但
mǎ dàn
Matthan, son of Eleazar and father of Jakob in Matthew 1.15
但尼生
dàn ní shēng
Tennyson (name)
圣但尼
shèng dàn ní
St Denis or St Dennis

Related characters (radical 亻)

Characters that share the radical 亻.

㐌 亻 亿 什 仁 仂 仃 仅 仆 仇 仉 仍 仔 仕 他 仗 付 仙 仞 仟 仡 代 仨 仪

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