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The character 旦 depicts the sun (日) above a horizontal line (一), representing the sun rising over the horizon at dawn. In oracle bone script, the lower component was the phonetic 丁, which was later reanalyzed as the earth or horizon. Its primary meanings are dawn, daybreak, and early morning. It can also mean a specific day or date, and in traditional Chinese opera it refers to female roles.
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我们一起庆祝元旦。
元旦那天我们放假。
元旦的早晨很安静。
她学习京剧旦角。
一旦下雨，比赛就取消。
平旦时分，天刚亮。
震旦是中国的古称。
病情旦夕之间可能恶化。
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