dān

Radical: 歹 pictophonetic

Components & Etymology

殚 decomposes into the following components:

Semantic component: ; phonetic component: .

Words containing 殚

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 殚.

殚力
dān lì
to strive
殚心
dān xīn
to devote one's entire mind
殚残
dān cán
to destroy
殚竭
dān jié
to use up
殚闷
dān mèn
to faint
阑殚
lán dān
tired and exhausted
殚精极虑
dān jīng jí lǜ
to exhaust one's thoughts and ingenuity (idiom)
殚精竭虑
dān jīng jié lǜ
to exhaust one's thoughts and ingenuity (idiom)

Related characters (radical 歹)

Characters that share the radical .

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