叹

tàn

t+àn·4th tone

to sigh · to exclaim

Radical: 口 Strokes: 5

Structure: Left narrow, right wideFrequency: Common

Same radical

口合名和同台命器古可后司

Same radical

口合名和同台命器古可后司号周品

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Character Decomposition

叹=口+又

Etymology

A mouth 口 exhaling 又

Meanings

to sigh

to exclaim

tàn

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Words with 叹 169 total

to sigh (with feeling) · to lament感叹gǎn tàn to sigh · to lament · to bewail哀叹āi tàn lamentable · sad(ly)可叹kě tàn

Idioms with 叹 32 total Chain

sighing voice, wailing breath (idiom) · to heave deep sighs · to sigh in despair唉声叹气āi shēng tàn qì sigh incessantly (or deeply) · deep groans (or sighs) · moan and groan · whine长嘘短叹cháng xū duǎn tàn long moan and short gasp (idiom); continually moaning and groaning in pain长吁短叹cháng xū duǎn tàn

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