志丹

志丹

Chinese

		the will	red; pellet; powder red; pellet; powder; cinnabar
simp. and trad. (志丹)		志	丹

Etymology

Named after Chinese military commander 劉志丹 (Liu Zhidan) in 1936.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Zhìdān

  (Zhuyin): ㄓˋ ㄉㄢ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zi³ daan¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Zhìdān
    • Zhuyin: ㄓˋ ㄉㄢ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Jhìhdan
    • Wade–Giles: Chih⁴-tan¹
    • Yale: Jr̀-dān
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Jyhdan
    • Palladius: Чжидань (Čžidanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹ tän⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: zi³ daan¹
    • Yale: ji dāan
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzi³ daan¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: ji³ dan¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siː³³ taːn⁵⁵/

Proper noun

志丹

1. (～縣) Zhidan (a county of Yan'an, Shaanxi, China)