谭
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variant of 談|谈[tan2]
- Strokes
- 14
- Radical
- 言 +12
- Structure
- Left–right 左右
- Traditional
- 譚
- Common rank
- #3,171
- Unicode
- U+8C2D
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Formation & memory
Break the character into parts you already know.
How 谭 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
讠 meaning “speech” + 覃 sound ()
Components 讠 覃
How to remember it
Tan · Heisig RSH #3003
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Words with 谭
The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 天方夜谭 | The Arabian Nights (classic story) | |
| 天方夜谭 | fantasy story | |
| 谭震林 | Tan Zhenlin (1902-1983), PRC revolutionary and military leader, played political role afte… | |
| 谭富英 | Tan Fuying (1906-1977), Beijing opera star, one of the Four great beards 四大鬚生|四大须生 | |
| 奇谭 | variant of 奇談|奇谈[qi2 tan2] | |
| 谭嗣同 | Tan Sitong (1865-1898), Qing writer and politician, one of the Six Gentlemen Martyrs 戊戌六君子… | |
| 谭盾 | Tan Dun (1957-) Chinese composer | |
| 谭咏麟 | Alan Tam (1950-), Hong Kong Canto-pop singer and actor | |
| 谭鑫培 | Tan Xinpei (1847-1917), noted opera actor |
Sound family
Characters sharing the sound component 覃 — compare how they read.
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 覃 sound part | to reach, to spread to; deep, extensive | |
| 潭 | deep pool, lake; deep, profound | |
| 蕈 | mushroom, fungus; mildew, mold | |
| 镡 | dagger, dirk, short-sword | |
| 簟 | bamboo mat |