叹(tàn)

HSK 65 strokesTrad. 嘆

to sigh

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Character information

Pinyin
tàn
Meaning
to sigh; to exclaim
Strokes
5
HSK level
HSK 6
Traditional
嘆

Origin & structure

Where 叹 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿰口又

A mouth 口 exhaling 又

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

口kǒu又yòu

Parts are arranged left to right.

Traditional form 嘆: mouth

How to write 叹 step by step

5 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 叹

Common words using 叹 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

tàn叹qì气
HSK 6

to sigh

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gǎn感tàn叹
HSK 7-9

to sigh (with feeling)

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zàn赞tàn叹
HSK 7-9

to exclaim in admiration

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zàn赞tàn叹bù不yǐ已
HSK 7-9

(idiom) to be full of praise and admiration; to marvel endlessly; to be in awe

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jīng惊tàn叹
HSK 7-9

to exclaim in admiration

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kě可tàn叹

lamentable; sad(ly)

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āi哀tàn叹

to sigh; to lament; to bewail

Open 哀叹 page →
tàn叹xī息

to sigh; to gasp (in admiration)

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丧串乌乳予井亡仓

From 叹’s common words

气感赞不已惊可哀

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