诞 dàn to give birth
to give birth; to bear children; birthday
How to remember 诞: 讠 words + 延 to defer = to give birth. After years of her mother's words, Ana decides not to defer any longer and tells her husband she is ready to give birth.
Component breakdown
诞 = 讠 words + 延 to defer
- 讠 words
- 延 to defer
After years of her mother's words, Ana decides not to defer any longer and tells her husband she is ready to give birth.
How it is used
- To be born/birth - 诞生 (dànshēng) to come into being/be born (of a person, nation, idea): 新中国诞生.
- 诞辰 (dànchén) = a (notable person's) birthday/birth anniversary; 圣诞 = Christmas (Christ's birth).
- 荒诞 (huāngdàn) = absurd/preposterous: 荒诞不经 utterly absurd - a distinct 'incredible/fantastic' sense.
- 诞生 is used for grand/momentous births; ordinary 'to be born' is 出生 (chūshēng).