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郯

Tán

Character

What 郯 means

1. surname Tan
2. name of an ancient city

Words starting with 郯

• 郯城县Tán chéng XiànTancheng, a county in Linyi City 临沂市
• 郯城Tán chéngsee 郯城县

Characters built on 炎

These share the phonetic component 炎 (yán), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 谈tánto speak; to talk; to converse
• 淡dàninsipid; diluted; weak
• 毯tǎnblanket; rug
• 氮dànnitrogen (chemistry)
• 痰tánphlegm; spittle
• 琰yǎngem; glitter of gems
• 啖dànto eat; to taste; to entice (using bait)
• 剡shànriver in Zhejiang

Characters that look like 郯

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

• 部bùministry; department; section
• 郡jùncanton; county; region
• 虾háused in 虾蟆
• 掷zhìto toss; to throw dice; Taiwan pr. zhí
• 郝Hǎoancient place name; surname Hao
• 梆bāngwatchman's rattle

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