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vendor's stand

HSK 10
tān
タン
ひら.く
탄, 난
Phonosemantic compound. 扌 represents the meaning and 難 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (攤)
hand (side)+ difficult =
vendor's stand
Meaning component
shou hand (side)
hand
扌 is a component form of 手.
Phonetic component
difficult
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Simplified (摊)
hand (side)+ arduous =
spread out
Meaning component
shou hand (side)
hand
扌 is a component form of 手.
Phonetic component
nán arduous
difficult, arduous, hard
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Notes
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Regular
Modern
Chinese
/ [tān]
to spread out; vendor's stand
Example Sentences