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毯

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blanket; rug

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Old HSK
Level 5
Strokes
12
Radical
毛 +8
Structure
Lower-left enclosure 左下包
Traditional
毯
Common rank
#2,898
Unicode
U+6BEF

Sound it out + =

Formation & memory

Break the character into parts you already know.

How 毯 is formed

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

毛 meaning “fur” + 炎 sound ( yán )

Components 毛 炎

How to remember it

blanket · Heisig RSH #2847

毛 fur + 炎 inflammation

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Words with 毯

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

WordPinyinMeaning
红地毯 hóng dì tǎn red carpet
电热毯 diàn rè tǎn electric blanket
地毯拖鞋 dì tǎn tuō xié carpet slippers
地毯式轰炸 dì tǎn shì hōng zhà carpet bombing
羊毛毯 yáng máo tǎn woolen blanket
毯子 tǎn zi blanket; CL:條|条[tiao2],張|张[zhang1],床[chuang2],面[mian4]
地毯 dì tǎn carpet; rug
红毯 hóng tǎn red carpet
毛毯 máo tǎn blanket
壁毯 bì tǎn tapestry (used as a wall hanging)
挂毯 guà tǎn tapestry
棕毯 zōng tǎn coir mat; palm fiber matting
跪毯 guì tǎn a prayer mat; a carpet for kneeling

Sound family

Characters sharing the sound component 炎 — compare how they read.

CharacterPinyinMeaning
炎 sound part yán flame, blaze; hot
谈 tán to talk, to chat; conversation; surname
淡 dàn watery, dilute; insipid, tasteless
氮 dàn nitrogen
痰 tán mucus, phlegm, spit
啖 dàn to feed; to eat; to chew, to bite; to entice
郯 tán an ancient city; surname
剡 yǎn sharp, pointed; to sharpen
赕 dǎn fine, penalty
锬 tán long spear