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Mandarin
Romanization
tàn (tan4, Zhuyin ㄊㄢˋ)
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 傝
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 僋
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 嘆/叹
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 埮
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 探
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 撟/挢
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 歎/叹
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 湠
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 炭
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 碳
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 舕
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 賧/赕
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 㒎
Vietnamese
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 殘 (“to damage”).
Pronunciation
Noun
tàn
- ash resulting from burning cigarettes, incense or mosquito coils; compare tro (“ash in general”)
Verb
tàn
- to fade; to wither; to decay; to crumble
Derived terms