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叹 - tàn

sigh, admire

sigh, admire

How to read 叹

Click 叹 to hear Mandarin pronunciation. Use the example words before memorizing it in isolation.

Hanzi
Traditional
Pinyintàn
Englishsigh, admire
Radical hint

Short sentences you can say today

叹息 is a common expression. I can make a sentence with 叹惜. Please read 叹服 one more time.

Common words with this character

to sigh; to gasp
sigh of regret
with admiration
to sigh; to heave a sigh

Mistake warning

Do not memorize 叹 only as an isolated symbol. Read it inside words like 叹息 and 叹惜 first, then come back to the single-character pronunciation.

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 叹.