懂中文 Dong Chinese

诞

dàn

to bear children

Original meaning: 

tell false words

Phonosemantic compound. 讠 represents the meaning and 延 represents the sound. Based on the original meaning "tell false words". The meaning later shifted to "boast", "increase", and "give birth". Simplified form of 誕.

Components
讠 meaning component

讠  Meaning component

yán

  

speech

讠 is a component form of 言.

延 sound component

延  Sound component

yán

  

delay

Evolution

诞 Bronze script Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)

Bronze script

Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
诞 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
诞 Clerical script Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)

Clerical script

Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)
诞 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
诞 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

诞 (誕) 

dàn

to bear children, give birth; birth; birthday; brag; boast; to increase

Most common words with 诞
Freq.
Word
Meaning

圣诞

Christmas

圣诞节

Christmas time

诞生

to be born

圣诞老人

Father Christmas

圣诞树

Christmas tree