| 丹 | dān | red; pellet; powder; cinnabar |
| 苏丹 | Sū dān | Sudan; sultan (ruler of some Muslim states, esp. Ottoman Emperor) |
| 丹麦 | Dān mài | Denmark |
| 牡丹 | mǔ dan | tree peony (Paeonia suffruticosa); Mudan district of Heze city 菏泽市, Shandong; Mutan township in Pingtung county 屏东县, Taiwan |
| 契丹 | Qì dān | Qidan; Khitan; ethnic group in ancient China, a branch of the Eastern Hu people inhabiting the valley of the Xar Murun River in the upper reaches of the Liaohe River |
| 丹田 | dān tián | pubic region; point two inches below the navel where one's qi resides |
| 炼丹 | liàn dān | to concoct pills of immortality |
| 牡丹江 | Mǔ dan jiāng | Mudanjiang prefecture level city in Heilongjiang province 黑龙江 in northeast China |
| 丹心 | dān xīn | loyal heart; loyalty |
| 丹阳 | Dān yáng | Danyang county level city in Zhenjiang 镇江, Jiangsu |
| 丹徒 | Dān tú | Dantu district of Zhenjiang city 镇江市, Jiangsu |
| 不丹 | Bù dān | Bhutan |
| 丹佛 | Dān fó | Denver, Colorado |
| 丹参 | dān shēn | Salvia miltiorrhiza |
| 丹寨 | Dān zhài | Danzhai county in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong autonomous prefecture 黔东南州, Guizhou |
| 丹寨县 | Dān zhài xiàn | Danzhai county in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong autonomous prefecture 黔东南州, Guizhou |
| 丹尼 | Dān ní | Danny (name) |
| 丹尼斯 | dān ní sī | Dennis (name) |
| 丹尼尔 | dān ní ěr | Daniel (name) |
| 丹巴 | Dān bā | Danba county (Tibetan: rong brag rdzong) in Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture 甘孜藏族自治州, Sichuan (formerly in Kham province of Tibet) |
| 丹巴县 | Dān bā xiàn | Danba county (Tibetan: rong brag rdzong) in Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture 甘孜藏族自治州, Sichuan (formerly in Kham province of Tibet) |
| 丹布朗 | Dān Bù lǎng | Dan Brown (American novelist) |
| 丹徒区 | Dān tú qū | Dantu district of Zhenjiang city 镇江市, Jiangsu |
| 丹方 | dān fāng | folk remedy |
| 丹东 | Dān dōng | Dandong prefecture level city in Liaoning province 辽宁省 in northeast China |
| 丹东市 | Dān dōng shì | Dandong prefecture level city in Liaoning province 辽宁省 in northeast China |
| 丹桂 | dān guì | orange osmanthus |
| 丹毒 | dān dú | erysipelas |
| 丹江口 | Dān jiāng kǒu | Danjiangkou county level city in Shiyan 十堰, Hubei |
| 丹江口市 | Dān jiāng kǒu shì | Danjiangkou county level city in Shiyan 十堰, Hubei |
| 丹瑞 | Dān Ruì | General Than Shwe (1933-), Myanmar army officer and politician, president of Myanmar (Burma) from 1992 |
| 丹瑞大将 | Dān Ruì dà jiàng | Than Shwe (1933-), Myanmar general and politician, president of Myanmar from 1992 |
| 丹瑞将军 | Dān Ruì jiāng jūn | General Than Shwe (1933-), Myanmar army officer and politician, president of Myanmar (Burma) from 1992 |
| 丹皮 | dān pí | the root bark of the peony tree |
| 丹砂 | dān shā | cinnabar; mercuric sulfide HgS |
| 丹棱 | Dān léng | Danleng county in Meishan 眉山, Sichuan |
| 丹棱县 | Dān léng xiàn | Danleng county in Meishan 眉山, Sichuan |
| 丹衷 | dān zhōng | real sincerity |
| 丹阳市 | Dān yáng shì | Danyang county level city in Zhenjiang 镇江, Jiangsu |
| 丹霞 | dān xiá | Mt Danxia in Shaoguan 韶关, Guangdong; Danxia landform; red conglomerate and sandstone |
| 丹霞地貌 | dān xiá dì mào | Danxia landform; red conglomerate and sandstone |
| 丹霞山 | Dān xiá shān | Mt Danxia in Shaoguan 韶关, Guangdong |
| 丹青 | dān qīng | painting |
| 丹顶鹤 | dān dǐng hè | red-crowned crane (Grus japonensis) |
| 丹魄 | dān pò | amber |
| 丹凤 | dān fèng | red phoenix; Danfeng county in Shāngluò 商洛, Shǎnxī |
| 丹凤眼 | dān fèng yǎn | red phoenix eyes (eyes whose outer corners incline upwards) |
| 丹凤县 | Dān fèng xiàn | Danfeng county in Shāngluò 商洛, Shǎnxī |
| 丹麦包 | Dān mài bāo | Danish pastry |
| 于丹 | Yú Dān | Yu Dan (1965-), female scholar, writer, educator and TV presenter |
