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Meaning

(surname)

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “tan” becomes a different word in each tone. 谭 is the 2nd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.

Stroke Order

Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.

Common Words

  • 谭盾tán dùnTan Dun (1957-) Chinese composer
  • 谭富英tán fù yīngTan Fuying (1906-1977), Beijing opera star, one of the Four great beards 四大须生
  • 谭震林tán zhèn línTan Zhenlin (1902-1983), PRC revolutionary and military leader, played political role after the Cultural Revolution
  • 天方夜谭tiān fāng yè tánThe Arabian Nights (classic story)
  • 谭嗣同tán sì tóngTan 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

Example Sentence

谭老师是我们的音乐老师。Tán lǎo shī shì wǒ men de yīn yuè lǎo shī.Teacher Tan is our music teacher.

Tán(surname)老师lǎo shīteachershìis我们wǒ menwedeof音乐yīn yuèmusic老师lǎo shīteacher