谈

tán

t+án·2nd tone

to speak · to talk

Radical: 讠 Strokes: 10 HSK 3

Structure: Left narrow, right wideFrequency: Common

Same radical

语说论词计诗调话记识议谢

Same radical

语说论词计诗调话记识议谢证谋试

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Character Decomposition

谈=讠+炎

Etymology

speech

Meanings

to speak

to talk

to converse

to chat

to discuss

tán

surname Tan

Tán

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Words with 谈 350 total

to talk nonsense (dialect)扯谈chě tán to visit and discuss · to interview访谈fǎng tán discussion · forum丛谈cóng tán to communicate by means of written notes (instead of speaking) · to publish one's opinion (e.g. as part of a scholarly dialogue) · (in book titles) essays · sketches笔谈bǐ tán to have a discussion in a group · to have a chat with sb聚谈jù tán

Idioms with 谈 98 total Chain

absurd statement · cock-and-bull story不经之谈bù jīng zhī tán (idiom) to sit side-by-side and have a heart-to-heart talk促膝谈心cù xī tán xīn (idiom) to talk with great intimacy and enthusiasm; to have a cordial and animated conversation抵掌而谈dǐ zhǎng ér tán

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