tàn

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "tan"

Mandarin

Romanization

tàn (tan4, Zhuyin ㄊㄢˋ)

  1. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 傝
  2. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 僋
  3. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 嘆／叹
  4. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 埮
  5. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 探
  6. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 撟／挢
  7. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 歎／叹
  8. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 湠
  9. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 炭
  10. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 碳
  11. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 舕
  12. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 賧／赕
  13. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 㒎

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 殘 (“to damage”).

Pronunciation

Noun

tàn

  1. ash resulting from burning cigarettes, incense or mosquito coils; compare tro (“ash in general”)

Verb

tàn

  1. to fade; to wither; to decay; to crumble

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