• 1297th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 34 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. tàn (tan4)to sigh • to gasp • to exclaim
2. tàn (tan4)variant of 嘆|叹[tan4]

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words

Common

叹息 (嘆息)
感叹 (感嘆)

Uncommon

哀叹 (哀嘆)
唉声叹气 (唉聲嘆氣)
叹气 (嘆氣)
感叹号 (感嘆號)
慨叹 (慨嘆)
赞叹 (贊嘆)
长叹 (長嘆)
惊叹 (驚嘆)
惊叹号 (驚嘆號)

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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.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.