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潭
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deep pool

HSK 7
Nature →Elements →Water
tán
タン、ジン
ふち、ふか.い
담
Components
氵 water (drops)+ 覃 reach =
潭 deep pool
氵 Meaning component
shui water (drops)
water
water
覃 Phonetic component
tán reach
reach to, spread to
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Notes
Similar Characters
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Historical Evolution
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Seal
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
潭
Regular
Modern
Chinese
潭 [Tán]
surname Tan
潭 [tán]
deep pool; pond; pit (dialect); depression
Japanese
淵 、 渕 、 潭 (rare) 、 渊 (rare) ふち 同音

noun

  1. deep pool; deep water; abyss
  2. depths (e.g. of despair); grip (e.g. of death)
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
潭 たん
Tan given name
CHINESE WORDS (63)
泥潭 [ní​tán] #18,288
quagmire
湘潭 [Xiāng​tán] #21,326
Xiangtan prefecture level city in Hunan
水潭 [shuǐ​tán] #44,434
puddle
鹰潭 [Yīng​tán] #32,763
Yingtan prefecture level city in Jiangxi
鹰潭 [Yīng​tán] #32,763
Yingtan prefecture level city in Jiangxi
湘潭市 [Xiāng​tán​shì] #35,153
Xiangtan prefecture level city in Hunan
龙潭 [Lóng​tán] #53,910
Longtan district of Jilin city 吉林市, Jilin province
龙潭 [Lóng​tán] #53,910
Longtan district of Jilin city 吉林市, Jilin province
平潭 [Píng​tán] #37,622
Pingtan county in Fuzhou 福州[Fú​zhōu], Fujian
湘潭县 [Xiāng​tán​xiàn] #38,069
Xiangtan county in Xiangtan 湘潭[Xiāng​tán], Hunan
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JAPANESE WORDS (3)
⭐ 淵 [ふち] #10,056
deep pool
深潭 [しんたん] #126,035
abyss
古潭 [こたん] #270,933
old abyss