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叹
歎
tàn
1. variant of [[嘆|叹<tàn>]]
Common • Top 7%

Character Breakdown (Single character)

叹
tàn
to sigh, to admire
HSK 6 5 丶

Compound Words (20)

感叹
gǎntàn
to sigh (with feeling)
默叹
mòtàn
to admire inwardly
慨叹
kǎitàn
to sigh with regret
默叹
mòtàn
to admire inwardly
惊叹
jīngtàn
to exclaim in admiration
可叹
kětàn
lamentable
哀叹
āitàn
to sigh
长叹
chángtàn
long sigh
叹息
tànxī
to sigh
赞叹
zàntàn
to sigh or gasp in admiration
HSK 6
叹惜
tànxī
sigh of regret
叹服
tànfú
(to gasp) with admiration
叹气
tànqì
to sigh
HSK 6
叹号
tànhào
exclamation mark (punct.)
叹词
tàncí
interjection
叹赏
tànshǎng
to admire
悲叹
bēitàn
to bewail
悲叹
bēitàn
to bewail
感叹号
gǎntànhào
exclamation mark ! (punct.)
令人叹
lìngréntàn
to astonish

Alternate Entries

叹
tàn
to sigh / to gasp / to exclaim

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
6
Character Frequency Rank
1,298
Word Frequency Rank
6,259 of 84,292

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