潭

tán

t+án·2nd tone

deep pool · pond

Radical: 氵 Strokes: 15

Structure: Left narrow, right wideFrequency: Less common

Same radical

海清法流游治河沙江油波深

Same radical

海清法流游治河沙江油波深没活洋

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Character Decomposition

潭=氵+覃

Etymology

water

Meanings

deep pool

pond

pit (dialect)

depression

tán

surname Tan

Tán

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Words with 潭 87 total

deep natural pond · deep pit · abyss深潭shēn tán water pool; pond水潭shuǐ tán profound · deep潭奥tán ào abyss · imposing dwellings and spacious courtyard · your residence · deep pool潭府tán fǔ Tantui, a northern school of martial arts boxing潭腿tán tuǐ air pocket气潭qì tán to sink sb to the bottom of a pond (a kind of private punishment, especially for unfaithful wives)沉潭chén tán quagmire泥潭ní tán deep natural pond潭子tán zi bottom of a (deep) pond潭底tán dǐ reflection in a deep pond潭影tán yǐng deep water潭水tán shuǐ Bitan or Green Pool on Xindian Creek 新店溪, Taipei county, Taiwan碧潭Bì tán

Idioms with 潭 7 total Chain

(lit.) dragon's pool and tiger's den (idiom) · (fig.) dangerous place; hostile territory龙潭虎穴lóng tán hǔ xué a pool of stagnant water · stagnant or listless condition一潭死水yī tán sǐ shuǐ

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