聸 (dān) - To hang one's head & to droop

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dān ｜ 19 strokes ｜ radical:

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聸 · dān

To hang one's head;

to droop;

to incline downward;

to be weary and exhausted.

To hang one's headto droopto incline downward

Usage highlights

聸垂聸头聸耳聸拉聸脑聸肩

Synonyms

  • 垂— to hang down; to droop
  • 耷— to droop; to hang down
  • 低— to lower; to bend down

Antonyms

  • 昂— to raise; to hold high
  • 抬— to lift; to raise
  • 举— to lift; to raise up

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The willow branches hang down (柳枝聸垂).
  • He was so tired his head drooped (他累得头都聸了).
  • The flowers drooped from lack of water (花儿因缺水而聸了).

Collocations

  • dān chuí(聸垂)
  • dān tóu(聸头)
  • dān ěr(聸耳)
  • dān lā(聸拉)
  • dān nǎo(聸脑)
  • dān jiān(聸肩)

Idioms

  • Drooping head and dispirited(聸头丧气)
  • Hanging ears and drooping head(聸耳聸头)
  • Drooping head and dragging tail(聸头聸尾)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • This character depicts a physical state of exhaustion or submission through the imagery of a drooping head.
  • Often used in literary contexts to describe weariness, dejection, or the natural drooping of plants.
  • The character structure combines 'ear' with a component suggesting hanging or drooping.

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