滩(tān)

HSK 7-913 strokesTrad. 灘

beach

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Character information

Pinyin
tān
Meaning
beach; shoal; rapids; CL:片[pian4]; classifier for liquids: pool, puddle
Strokes
13
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
灘

Origin & structure

Where 滩 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿰氵难

Difficult 难 waters 氵 to navigate; 难 also provides the pronunciation

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

Made of

氵shuǐ难nán

Parts are arranged left to right.

Traditional form 灘: Difficult 難 waters 氵 to navigate; 難 also provides the pronunciation

How to write 滩 step by step

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

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Words with 滩

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

shā沙tān滩
HSK 7-9

beach

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hǎi海tān滩
HSK 7-9

beach

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wài外tān滩

the Bund, a waterfront promenade in central Shanghai, running along the wes…

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qiǎng抢tān滩

to make an amphibious assault; to seize a beachhead; to gain a foothold in …

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àn暗tān滩

hidden shoal

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gē戈bì壁tān滩

Gobi desert

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hé河tān滩

river bank; river shore; strand

Open 河滩 page →
qiǎn浅tān滩

shallows

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沙海外抢暗戈壁河

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