(tān)

HSK 7-915 strokesTrad.

paralyzed

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
tān
Meaning
paralyzed
Strokes
15
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿸疒难

In this compound, the meaning comes from (sickness); supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

Parts are arranged enclosing from the upper left.

How to write step by step

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

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Words with

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

tānhuàn
HSK 7-9

(medicine) to suffer paralysis

Open 瘫痪 page →
piāntān

paralysis of one side of the body; hemiplegia

Open 偏瘫 page →
jiétān

paraplegia; paralysis

Open 截瘫 page →
fēngtān

variant of 风瘫

Open 疯瘫 page →
nǎotān

cerebral palsy

Open 脑瘫 page →
miàntān

facial nerve paralysis

Open 面瘫 page →

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