贪

tān

t+ān·1st tone

to have a voracious desire for · to covet

Radical: 贝 Strokes: 8 HSK 7-9

Structure: Top-bottomFrequency: Common

Same radical

资质货贤贞贵赏贼责贫费财

Same radical

资质货贤贞贵赏贼责贫费财赛赞贝

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Character Decomposition

贪=今+贝

Etymology

money

Meanings

to have a voracious desire for

to covet

greedy

corrupt

tān

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Words with 贪 269 total

to drink in excess贪杯tān bēi to be avaricious and mean贪鄙tān bǐ to be greedy in getting money贪财tān cái gluttonous · greedy · insatiable · avid贪馋tān chán

Idioms with 贪 52 total Chain

(idiom) not being greedy is a treasure; fig. to value integrity and honesty; to be incorruptible不贪为宝bù tān wé bǎo fond of the bottle (idiom)好酒贪杯hào jiǔ tān bēi brutal, greedy, arrogant and deceitful (idiom)桀贪骜诈jié tān ào zhà to be industrious, rising early and going to bed late起早贪黑qǐ zǎo tān hēi