Phonosemantic compound. 言 represents the meaning and 炎 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (談)
Simplified (谈)
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唁 express condolence善 virtuous狺 the snarling of dogs謠 rumor (trad)這 this (trad)信 faith獄 prison (trad/jp)罰 penalize (trad/jp)訂 place an order (trad/jp)訃 obituary (trad/jp)訇 the sound of a crash計 plan (trad/jp)訌 confusion (trad)討 condemn (trad/jp)訓 instruction (trad/jp)訕 slander (trad)訖 stop (trad)託 entrust (trad/jp)記 remember (trad/jp)訚 speak (simp)
Historical Evolution
談
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
談
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
談
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
談
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
談
Regular
Modern
Chinese
谈 / 談 [Tán]
surname Tan
谈 / 談 [tán]
to speak; to talk; to converse; to chat; to discuss
Japanese
talk; story; conversation
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
談 いき
Iki unclassified name
談 いぎ
Igi unclassified name
談 いな
Ina unclassified name
談 いの
Ino unclassified name
談 いのう
Inou unclassified name
談 いのき
Inoki unclassified name
談 たん
Tan surname
談 だん
Dan surname
CHINESE WORDS (96)
谈谈 [tántán] #391
to discuss
谈判 [tánpàn] #3,191
to negotiate
谈话 [tánhuà] #1,393
to talk (with sb)
会谈 [huìtán] #9,192
talks
谈到 [tándào] #26,029
to refer to
谈论 [tánlùn] #1,642
to discuss
交谈 [jiāotán] #3,186
to discuss
座谈会 [zuòtánhuì] #24,097
conference
访谈 [fǎngtán] #9,344
to visit and discuss
洽谈 [qiàtán] #27,317
to discuss
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JAPANESE WORDS (184)
⭐ 冗談 [じょうだん] #845
joke
⭐ 相談 [そうだん] #908
consultation
冗談じゃない [じょうだんじゃない] #6,182
it's no joke
⭐ 雑談 [ざつだん] #6,209
chatting
⭐ 談笑 [だんしょう] #7,631
friendly chat
相談に乗る [そうだんにのる] #9,609
to give advice
⭐ 会談 [かいだん] #10,369
talks (i.e. formal discussions)
⭐ 縁談 [えんだん] #11,273
marriage proposal
⭐ 怪談 [かいだん] #14,961
ghost story
⭐ 商談 [しょうだん] #15,219
business discussion
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