daily character

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Pronunciation: dàn
Meaning: weak/tasteless/insipid, light in color
Etymology:
Water 水 (氵) + 炎 (phonetic).  (phono-semantic compound).

Traditional character: 淡 (the same)

Found in:
Cheng Hao's 春日偶成

Word of the day on: 12.26.08