• 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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  • 476th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 197 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (tu2)diagram • picture • drawing • chart • map • CL:張|张[zhang1] • to plan • to scheme • to attempt • to pursue • to seek

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Example Words

Common

图片 (圖片)

Uncommon

企图 (企圖)
分布图 (分佈圖)
图像 (圖像)
图形 (圖形)
图书 (圖書)
图书馆 (圖書館)
图案 (圖案)
图标 (圖標)
图画 (圖畫)
图纸 (圖紙)
图集 (圖集)
图腾 (圖騰)
地图 (地圖)
宏图 (宏圖)
意图 (意圖)
截图 (截圖)
拼图 (拼圖)
柏拉图 (柏拉圖)
发奋图强 (發奮圖強)
组图 (組圖)
试图 (試圖)
贪图 (貪圖)

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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.