Phonosemantic compound. 口 represents the meaning and 𦰩 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (嘆)
口 Meaning component
kǒu mouth
𦰩 Phonetic component
jiān to sigh
to sigh [ancient variant of 嘆]
Depicts a tortured person or criminal sighing.
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Historical Evolution
叹
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
叹
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
叹
Regular
Modern
Chinese
叹 / 嘆 [tàn]
to sigh; to exclaim
Japanese
noun
- sigh
- grief; lamentation
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
嘆 いおか
Ioka unclassified name
嘆 いすけ
Isuke unclassified name
嘆 いのおか
Inooka unclassified name
CHINESE WORDS (34)
惊叹 [jīngtàn] #9,388
to exclaim in admiration
叹息 [tànxī] #12,619
to sigh
感叹 [gǎntàn] #26,984
to sigh (with feeling)
叹气 [tànqì] #14,605
to sigh
赞叹 [zàntàn] #19,655
to exclaim in admiration
叹为观止 [tànwéiguānzhǐ] #19,627
(idiom) to gasp in amazement
长叹 [chángtàn] #55,495
long sigh
感叹号 [gǎntànhào] #32,763
exclamation mark ! (punct.)
哀叹 [āitàn] #43,914
to sigh
唉声叹气 [āishēngtànqì] #38,907
sighing voice, wailing breath (idiom)
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JAPANESE WORDS (41)
⭐ 嘆く [なげく] #4,708
to lament
⭐ 感嘆 [かんたん] #5,626
admiration
⭐ 嘆息 [たんそく] #8,527
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.)
⭐ 嘆き [なげき] #11,850
grief
⭐ 驚嘆 [きょうたん] #15,728
wonder
⭐ 嘆かわしい [なげかわしい] #19,640
lamentable
⭐ 嘆願 [たんがん] #21,747
entreaty
⭐ 悲嘆 [ひたん] #24,553
grief
嘆き悲しむ [なげきかなしむ] #35,671
to grieve and moan
嘆願書 [たんがんしょ] #42,114
(written) petition
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