潭

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deep pool; pond; pit (dialect); depression

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Formation & memory

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Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

氵 meaning “water” + 覃 sound ( tán )

Components 氵覃

deep pool · Heisig RSH #2615

Old West + sunflower + 水 water

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

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Word	Pinyin	Meaning
龙马潭区	Lóng mǎ tán Qū	Longmatan, a district of Luzhou City 瀘州市\|泸州市[Lu2 zhou1 Shi4], Sichuan
一潭死水	yī tán sǐ shuǐ	a pool of stagnant water; stagnant or listless condition
平潭县	Píng tán Xiàn	Pingtan, a county in Fuzhou City 福州市[Fu2 zhou1 Shi4], Fujian
龙潭区	Lóng tán Qū	Longtan, a district of Jilin City 吉林市[Ji2 lin2 Shi4], Jilin
龙马潭	Lóng mǎ tán	see 龍馬潭區\|龙马潭区[Long2 ma3 tan2 Qu1]
日月潭	Rì yuè Tán	Sun Moon Lake in Nantou County, Taiwan
临潭县	Lín tán Xiàn	Lintan, a county in Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 甘南藏族自治州[Gan1 nan2 Zang4 zu2 Zi4 z…
潭子	tán zi	deep natural pond
水潭	shuǐ tán	water pool; pond
潭水	tán shuǐ	deep water
气潭	qì tán	air pocket
平潭	Píng tán	see 平潭縣\|平潭县[Ping2 tan2 Xian4]
龙潭	Lóng tán	see 龍潭區\|龙潭区[Long2 tan2 Qu1]
龙潭虎穴	lóng tán hǔ xué	(lit.) dragon's pool and tiger's den (idiom); (fig.) dangerous place; hostile territory
鹰潭市	Yīng tán Shì	Yingtan, prefecture-level city in Jiangxi Province 江西省[Jiang1 xi1 Sheng3]
龙潭沟	Lóng tán gōu	Longtan Ravine, scenic area in Xixia county 西峽縣\|西峡县[Xi1 xia2 xian4], Nanyang 南陽\|南阳[Nan2 ya…
潭底	tán dǐ	bottom of a (deep) pond
潭影	tán yǐng	reflection in a deep pond
临潭	Lín tán	see 臨潭縣\|临潭县[Lin2 tan2 Xian4]
深潭	shēn tán	deep natural pond; deep pit; abyss

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

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
覃 sound part	tán	to reach, to spread to; deep, extensive
谭	tán	surname
蕈	xùn	mushroom, fungus; mildew, mold
镡	xín	dagger, dirk, short-sword
簟	diàn	bamboo mat