Pinyin: yuán dàn
Meaning: New Year's Day
Sentence: The new calendar called for new year's day to be celebrated jan.1.新历法规定1月1日庆祝元旦。
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元:
Pinyin: yuán
Meaning: beginning; first
Radical: 二
Stokes: 4
Traditional: 元
Common words/Phrase:
元旦 [yuán dàn] 【New Years Day】
元件 [yuán jiàn] 【component element】
元老 [yuán lǎo] 【senior statesman】
元配 [yuán pèi] 【the first wife】
元凶 [yuán xiōng] 【prime culprit】
旦:
Pinyin: dàn
Meaning: day
Radical: 日
Stokes: 5
Traditional: 旦
Common words/Phrase:
旦旦 [dàn dàn] 【daily;day by day】
旦暮 [dàn mù] 【morning and evening-in a short time】
旦日 [dàn rì] 【tomorrow】
旦角儿 [dàn jué ér] 【the female character type in Chinese operas;role of female actress】