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clear

HSK 10
Nature →Elements →Water
Zhàn, zhàn
タン、チン、ジン、セン
しず.む、たた.える
담, 침
A deep 甚 lake 氵; 甚 also provides the pronunciation
Components
氵 water (drops)+ 甚 tremendously =
湛 clear
氵 Meaning component
shui water (drops)
water
甚 Meaning component
shén tremendously
great extent
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Notes
Similar Characters
泪 weep (simp)派 faction涉 ford渔 fish (simp)漁 fishing (trad/jp)柒 number seven染 dye梁 Liang氾 overflow (trad/jp)氿 spring汀 sandbar汁 juice汇 confluence of rivers (simp)汉 Chinese people (simp)汊 a branching stream汐 night tides汒 汔 close汕 basket for catching fish汗 sweat
Historical Evolution
Bronze Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Bronze
Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Jin dynasty (266-420 AD)
Clerical
Jin dynasty (266-420 AD)
湛
Regular
Modern
Chinese
湛 [Zhàn]
surname Zhan
湛 [zhàn]
deep; clear (water)
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
湛 あつし
Atsushi given name
湛 いのこし
Inokoshi unclassified name
湛 ざん
Zan surname
湛 しずか
Shizuka female given name
湛 じん
Jin given name
湛 たたう
Tatau given name
湛 たたえ
Tatae female given namesurname
湛 ただえ
Tadae surname
湛 ただゆ
Tadayu unclassified name
湛 ふかし
Fukashi given name
湛 やすし
Yasushi given name
CHINESE WORDS (13)
精湛 [jīng​zhàn] #16,045
consummate
湛蓝 [zhàn​lán] #27,975
azure
湛蓝 [zhàn​lán] #27,975
azure
湛江 [Zhàn​jiāng] #15,243
Zhanjiang prefecture level city in Guangdong province 廣東省|广东省[Guǎng​dōng​shěng] in south China
湛江市 [Zhàn​jiāng​shì] #36,939
Zhanjiang prefecture level city in Guangdong province 廣東省|广东省[Guǎng​dōng​shěng] in south China
湛江师范学院 [Zhàn​jiāng​Shī​fàn​Xué​yuàn] #58,137
Zhanjiang Normal University
湛江师范学院 [Zhàn​jiāng​Shī​fàn​Xué​yuàn] #58,137
Zhanjiang Normal University
湛江地区 [Zhàn​jiāng​dì​qū] #63,345
Zhanjiang prefecture in Guangdong
湛江地区 [Zhàn​jiāng​dì​qū] #63,345
Zhanjiang prefecture in Guangdong
湛河区 [Zhàn​hé​qū] #66,423
Zhanhe district of Pingdingshan city 平頂山市|平顶山市[Píng​dǐng​shān​shì], Henan
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JAPANESE WORDS (4)
湛える [たたえる] #11,773
to fill (with)
笑みをたたえる [えみをたたえる] #32,384
to be all smiles
湛然 [たんぜん] #192,430
still and full of water
湛水 [たんすい]
flooding