TSUMUGU · B1 (est.) · 字
旦
ㄉㄢˋ · dàn
noun — dawn, daybreak; the first day
字源 FORM — what the parts do
A sun (日) sits just above a single line (一), the horizon — the sun clearing the ground at first light. That is dawn: 元旦 New Year's Day, 旦夕 morning and evening, the short span of a day.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
一條地平線上，紅日剛剛探出半邊。
On a single line of horizon, the red sun has just edged half into view.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)天亮、早晨— dawn, daybreak常用
→元旦、旦日— the first day; New Year's Day常用
→旦夕— morning and night; a short span
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension