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Chinese Characters Pronounced "tan" (Pinyin)

15 characters found

Pronunciation Guide: The sound "tan" is a Mandarin syllable.

First Tone (ā)

to spread out, to set up a stall

tān

滩

beach, sandbar, shoal

paralysis; to be paralyzed

to covet; to be greedy for

Second Tone (á)

altar, platform, earthen jar

to shoot; to spring; to flick; to play (a stringed instrument)

deep pool; pond

phlegm, mucus from the respiratory tract

to talk, to discuss, to converse

Third Tone (ǎ)

flat, level, smooth; open, candid

carpet, rug, blanket

Fourth Tone (à)

to sigh, to exclaim

to explore, to search, to investigate

charcoal; carbon

carbon (chemical element)

Common Words

低碳

di tan

Low carbon

侦探

zhen tan

Detective

分摊

fen tan

share

化痰

hua tan

dissolve phlegm

叹息

tan xi

Sigh

吐痰

tu tan

spit phlegm

地毯

di tan

Carpet

坦克

tan ke

Tank (military vehicle)

坦白

tan bai

Confess frankly

天坛

tian tan

Temple of Heaven

平坦

ping tan

Flat and smooth

弹性

tan xing

Elasticity

弹琴

tan qin

Play stringed instrument

感叹

gan tan

Exclaim with emotion

探望

tan wang

Visit

探索

tan suo

Explore

摊位

tan wei

stall

摊开

tan kai

spread out

木炭

mu tan

Charcoal

毛毯

mao tan

Woolen blanket