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啖
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feed

HSK 10
Objects →Food
dàn
タン
く.う、くらわ.す
담
Components
口 mouth+ 炎 inflammation =
啖 feed
口 Meaning component
kǒu mouth
mouth
炎 Phonetic component
yán inflammation
flame, blaze
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Notes
Similar Characters
侃 upright and strong兽 bestial (simp)冋 a desert加 add卟 a chemical compound古 ancient叨 talkative叫 call召 summon叭 trumpet叮 sting可 can叱 bawl叶 be in harmony (simp)号 appellation (jp)叹 admire (simp)叼 hold in the mouth叽 sigh (simp)吁 alas (simp)吃 eat (simp)
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
啖
Regular
Modern
Chinese
啖 [dàn]
to eat; to taste; to entice (using bait)
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (1)
大啖一番 [dà​dàn​yī​fān]
to have a square meal
JAPANESE WORDS (5)
⭐ 食う [くう] #785
to eat
啖呵を切る [たんかをきる] #28,103
to speak sharply (e.g. during a heated discussion or argument)
啖呵 [たんか] #34,028
caustic words
健啖家 [けんたんか] #62,366
glutton
健啖 [けんたん] #73,323
gluttony