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袒
tǎn
1. to bare
Uncommon • Top 27% ✏️ 10 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

袒
tǎn
to strip, to bare
10 丶

Compound Words (18)

偏袒
piāntǎn
to side with
右袒
yòutǎn
to take sides with
左袒
zuǒtǎn
to take sides with
肉袒
ròutǎn
to make a humble apology (formal writing)
膝袒
xītǎn
to walk on one's knees and bare one's breast (a gesture of deepest apology)
袒免
tǎnmiǎn
to bare one's left arm and take off one's cap as an expression of sorrow
袒庇
tǎnbì
to shield
袒缚
tǎnfù
to surrender after baring oneself to the waist and tying one's hands behind
袒胸
tǎnxiōng
to bare the breast
袒膊
tǎnbó
to strip to the waist
袒衣
tǎnyī
to dress in a hurry with part of the body showing
袒裼
tǎnxī
to bare the upper body
袒护
tǎnhù
to shield (a miscreant) from punishment, criticism etc
袒露
tǎnlù
to expose
裸袒
luǒtǎn
naked
露袒
lùtǎn
exposed
左右袒
zuǒyòutǎn
to take sides with
不为左右袒
bùwèizuǒyòutǎn
to remain neutral in a quarrel (idiom)

Alternate Entries

袒
tǎn
old variant of [[袒<tǎn>]]

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Chinese
Character Frequency Rank
3,565
Word Frequency Rank
22,594 of 84,292

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