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谭

Tán

Character Traditional 譚

What 谭 means

1. surname Tan

Other readings

谭 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• tánvariant of {谈|tán}

Example sentences

• 五十年前，电视、电脑这种东西简直是天方夜谭。
  Wǔshí niánqián, diànshì, diànnǎo zhèzhǒng dōngxi jiǎnzhí shì tiānfāngyètán.
  Such things as television and computers could not have been dreamed of fifty years ago.

Words starting with 谭

• 谭咏麟Tán Yǒng línAlan Tam (1950-), Hong Kong Canto-pop singer and actor
• 谭盾Tán DùnTan Dun (1957-) Chinese composer
• 谭嗣同Tán Sì tóngTan Sitong (1865-1898), Qing writer and politician, one of the Six Gentlemen Martyrs…
• 谭富英Tán Fù yīngTan Fuying (1906-1977), Beijing opera star, one of the Four great beards 四大须生
• 谭鑫培Tán Xīn péiTan Xinpei (1847-1917), noted opera actor
• 谭震林Tán Zhèn línTan Zhenlin (1902-1983), PRC revolutionary and military leader, played political role…

Words containing 谭

• 天方夜谭tiān fāng yè tánfantasy story
• 奇谭qí tánvariant of 奇谈

Characters that look like 谭

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 遵zūnto observe; to obey; to follow
• 谬miù(bound form) false; erroneous; absurd; mu (Greek letter Μ, μ)
• 搏bóto fight; to combat; to seize
• 暹xiānsunrise
• 潭tándeep pool; pond; pit (dialect)
• 滓zǐ(bound form) dregs; sediment

Sounds the same

Read Tán, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 谈to speak; to talk; to converse
• 坛altar; platform; rostrum; (bound form) (sporting, literary etc) circles; world
• 潭deep pool; pond; pit (dialect)
• 痰phlegm; spittle
• 弹to pluck (a string); to play (a string instrument); to spring or leap
• 檀sandalwood; hardwood; purple-red
• 昙dark clouds
• 覃deep
• 倓quiet; peaceful
• 黮black, dark; unclear; private
• 惔to burn
• 榃raised path between fields