懂中文 Dong Chinese

郸

dān

county in Hebei province

Phonosemantic compound. 阝 represents the meaning and 单 represents the sound. Simplified form of 鄲.

Components
阝 meaning component

阝  Meaning component

fù

  

hill, place

阝 is a component form of 阜.

单 sound component

单  Sound component

dān, shàn

  

single

Evolution

郸 Bronze script Mid Warring States (~300 BC)

Bronze script

Mid Warring States (~300 BC)
郸 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
郸 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
郸 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
郸 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

郸 (鄲) 

dān

county in Hebei province

郸 (鄲) 

Dān

name of a district in Hebei

Most common words with 郸
Freq.
Word
Meaning

邯郸学步

to copy the way they walk in Handan (idiom)

邯郸

also Handan county

邯郸市

Handan prefecture-level city in Hebei

郸城县

Dancheng county in Zhoukou 周口[Zhōu​kǒu], Henan

郸

name of a district in Hebei