诞 dàn to give birth
to give birth; to bear children; birthday
怎么记住“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.
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
诞 = 讠 words + 延 to defer
- 讠 words meaning
- 延 to defer sound
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 came to be
Words give the meaning and the right part gives the sound.
用法
- 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).