| 淡 | dàn | insipid; diluted; weak; mild; light in color; tasteless; fresh; indifferent; nitrogen |
| 淡水 | dàn shuǐ | potable water (water with low salt content); fresh water; Tanshui town in Taipei county 台北县, Taiwan |
| 淡淡 | dàn dàn | dull; insipid; unenthusiastic; indifferent |
| 淡水鱼 | dàn shuǐ yú | fresh-water fish |
| 淡季 | dàn jì | off season; slow business season; (see also 旺季) |
| 淡然 | dàn rán | tranquil and calm; indifferent |
| 淡薄 | dàn bó | thin; light; flagging; faint |
| 淡化 | dàn huà | to water down; to play down; to trivialize; to weaken; to become dull with time; to desalinate; desalination |
| 淡光 | dàn guāng | shimmer |
| 淡忘 | dàn wàng | to be forgotten; to fade from memory |
| 淡水湖 | dàn shuǐ hú | fresh water lake |
| 淡水镇 | Dàn shuǐ zhèn | Tanshui town in Taipei county 台北县, Taiwan |
| 淡泊名利 | dàn bó míng lì | not caring about fame and fortune (idiom); indifferent to worldly rewards |
| 淡泊寡味 | dàn bó guǎ wèi | insipid and tasteless (idiom) |
| 淡漠 | dàn mò | apathetic; indifferent; unsympathetic |
| 淡蓝色 | dàn lán sè | light blue |
| 淡雅 | dàn yǎ | simple and elegant |
| 淡黄 | dàn huáng | light yellow |
