• 1871st most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 37 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. tān (tan1)to have a voracious desire for • to covet • greedy • corrupt

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Example Words

Common

贪婪 (貪婪)
贪官 (貪官)
贪心 (貪心)
贪污 (貪污)
贪玩 (貪玩)

Uncommon

贪吃 (貪吃)
贪图 (貪圖)
贪得无厌 (貪得無厭)
贪欲 (貪慾)
贪恋 (貪戀)
贪杯 (貪杯)
贪腐 (貪腐)
贪财 (貪財)
起早贪黑 (起早貪黑)

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  • 1070th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 63 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. wán (wan2)toy • sth used for amusement • curio or antique (Taiwan pr. [wan4]) • to play • to have fun • to trifle with • to keep sth for entertainment

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for wán (wan2)The component is pronounced as 'wàng' (wang4). It has the same pinyin initial.
2. Pronunciation clue for wán (wan2)The component is pronounced as 'wáng' (wang2). It has the same pinyin initial.
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Example Words

Common

玩家 

Uncommon

好玩 
玩儿 (玩兒)
玩具 
玩意 
玩笑 

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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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