(tān)

HSK 7-913 strokesTrad.

beach

Stroke order animation

Character information

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

Origin & structure

Where 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

Parts are arranged left to right.

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

How to write step by step

13 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.

shātān
HSK 7-9

beach

Open 沙滩 page →
hǎitān
HSK 7-9

beach

Open 海滩 page →
wàitān

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

Open 外滩 page →
qiǎngtān

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

Open 抢滩 page →
àntān

hidden shoal

Open 暗滩 page →
tān

river bank; river shore; strand

Open 河滩 page →

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