潭(tán)

HSK 7-915 strokes

surname Tan

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Character information

Pinyin
tán
Meaning
surname Tan
Strokes
15
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 潭 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰氵覃

In this compound, the meaning comes from 氵 (water); 覃 supplies the sound.

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

Made of

氵shuǐ覃qín

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 潭 step by step

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

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Words with 潭

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

ní泥tán潭
HSK 7-9

quagmire

Open 泥潭 page →
tú涂tán潭

muddy water in a pool or pond

Open 涂潭 page →
píng平tán潭

see 平潭县

Open 平潭 page →
qì气tán潭

air pocket

Open 气潭 page →
yī一tán潭sǐ死shuǐ水

a pool of stagnant water

Open 一潭死水 page →
rì日yuè月tán潭

Sun Moon Lake in Nantou County, Taiwan

Open 日月潭 page →
shuǐ水tán潭

water pool; pond

Open 水潭 page →
xiāng湘tán潭

see 湘潭市[Xiang1 tan2 Shi4]

Open 湘潭 page →

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丁丐丘丙丛丝丫丸

From 潭’s common words

泥涂平气一死水日

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