• 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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  • 1574th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 53 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical
𠂇

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (fu3)decay • rotten

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (fu3)The component is pronounced as '' (fu3). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
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Example Words

Common

腐败 (腐敗)
豆腐 

Uncommon

反腐 
吃豆腐 
腐乳 
腐朽 
腐烂 (腐爛)
腐竹 
腐蚀 (腐蝕)
臭豆腐 
豆腐渣 
豆腐脑 (豆腐腦)
贪腐 (貪腐)
迂腐 
防腐剂 (防腐劑)

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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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