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谭
譚
tán
1. variant of [[談|谈<tán>]]
Very Common • Top 6%

Character Breakdown (Single character)

谭
tán
surname
14 丶

Compound Words (8)

谭盾
TánDùn
Tan Dun (1957-) Chinese composer
谭嗣同
TánSìtóng
Tan Sitong (1865-1898), Qing writer and politician, one of the Six Gentlemen Martyrs [[戊戌六君子]] of the unsuccessful reform movement of 1898
谭富英
TánFùyīng
Tan Fuying (1906-1977), Beijing opera star, one of the Four great beards [[四大鬚生|四大须生]]
谭震林
TánZhènlín
Tan Zhenlin (1902-1983), PRC revolutionary and military leader, played political role after the cultural revolution
谭咏麟
TánYǒnglín
Alan Tam (1950-), Hong Kong Canto-pop singer and actor
谭鑫培
TánXīnpéi
Tan Xinpei (1847-1917), noted opera actor
天方夜谭
tiānfāngyètán
fantasy story
天方夜谭
TiānfāngYètán
The Arabian Nights (classic story)

Alternate Entries

谭
Tán
surname Tan

Metadata

Category
Chinese
Character Frequency Rank
2,144
Word Frequency Rank
4,662 of 84,292

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