• 2140th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 7 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
No glyph available
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. tán (Tan2)surname Tan
2. tán (tan2)variant of 談|谈[tan2]

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for tán (tan2)The component is pronounced as 'yán' (yan2). It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words

Common

谭咏麟 (譚詠麟)

Uncommon

天方夜谭 (天方夜譚)

RareShow 5

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.