叹

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to sigh; to exclaim

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Ideographic compound (会意字)

A mouth 口 exhaling 又

Components 口又

sigh · Heisig RSH #1882

口 mouth + crotch

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

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Word	Pinyin	Meaning
自叹不如	zì tàn bù rú	to consider oneself as being not as good as the others
叹口气	tàn kǒu qì	to sigh
一唱三叹	yī chàng sān tàn	(idiom) (of literature or music) concise yet deeply evocative; inviting repeated savoring
望而兴叹	wàng ér xīng tàn	to sigh (in dismay, admiration etc)
付之一叹	fù zhī yī tàn	to dismiss with a sigh (idiom); a hopeless case
感叹语	gǎn tàn yǔ	exclamation; expletive
望洋兴叹	wàng yáng xīng tàn	(lit.) to gaze at the ocean and lament one's inadequacy (idiom); (fig.) to feel powerless …
感叹号	gǎn tàn hào	exclamation point; exclamation mark (!)
感叹词	gǎn tàn cí	interjection (part of speech); exclamation
叹为观止	tàn wéi guān zhǐ	(idiom) to gasp in amazement; to acclaim as the peak of perfection
惊叹号	jīng tàn hào	exclamation point; exclamation mark (!)
叹气	tàn qì	to sigh; to heave a sigh
长叹	cháng tàn	long sigh; deep sigh
可叹	kě tàn	lamentable; sad(ly)
叹号	tàn hào	exclamation point; exclamation mark (!)
叹词	tàn cí	interjection; exclamation
惊叹不已	jīng tàn bù yǐ	to exclaim in astonishment
感叹	gǎn tàn	to sigh (with feeling); to lament
叹服	tàn fú	(to gasp) with admiration
感叹句	gǎn tàn jù	exclamation; exclamatory phrase