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恬
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calm

HSK 10
Human →Emotions
tián
テン
やすら.く、やす.い
념
Phonosemantic compound. 忄 represents the meaning and 舌 represents the sound.
Components
忄 heart (side)+ 舌 tongue =
恬 calm
忄 Meaning component
xin heart (side)
heart
忄 is a component form of 心.
舌 Phonetic component
shé tongue
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Notes
Similar Characters
忆 reflect (simp)忉 distressed忏 sins (simp)忕 habit忖 suppose忙 busy忡 a sad忤 insubordinate忧 grieved (simp)忪 tranquil快 fast忭 delighted忮 perverse忱 truth忸 blush忻 delightful忾 hatred (simp)怀 bosom (iii) (simp)怃 disappointed (simp)怄 annoyed (simp)
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Seal
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Seal Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Seal
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
恬
Regular
Modern
Chinese
恬 [tián]
quiet; calm; tranquil; peaceful
Japanese
恬 てん 同音
adj-tadv-to obsolete cool; indifferent; nonchalant; calm
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
恬 しずか
Shizuka given name
恬 やすし
Yasushi given name
CHINESE WORDS (29)
恬静 [tián​jìng] #37,944
still
恬静 [tián​jìng] #37,944
still
恬淡 [tián​dàn] #29,589
quiet and contented
恬不知耻 [tián​bù​zhī​chǐ] #40,192
to have no sense of shame
恬不知耻 [tián​bù​zhī​chǐ] #40,192
to have no sense of shame
蒙恬 [Méng​Tián] #42,548
Qin general Meng Tian (-210 BC), involved in 215 BC in fighting the Northern Xiongnu 匈奴 and building the great wall
恬然 [tián​rán] #53,932
unperturbed
恬美 [tián​měi] #58,559
quiet and nice
恬适 [tián​shì] #58,682
quiet and comfortable
恬适 [tián​shì] #58,682
quiet and comfortable
19 more items
JAPANESE WORDS (6)
恬淡 [てんたん] #77,091
disinterested
恬然 [てんぜん] #96,712
cool
恬として [てんとして] #141,446
coolly
無欲恬淡 [むよくてんたん] #265,806
indifferent to worldly gain
恬淡虚無 [てんたんきょむ]
rising above the trivia of life and remaining calm and selfless
虚無恬淡 [きょむてんたん]
rising above the trivia of life and remaining calm and selfless