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贪 - tān

be greedy, covet; covetous

be greedy, covet; covetous

How to read 贪

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

Hanzi
Traditional
Pinyintān
Englishbe greedy, covet; covetous
Radical hint

Short sentences you can say today

贪占 is a common expression. I can make a sentence with 贪吃. Please read 贪嘴 one more time.

Common words with this character

to misappropriate
gluttonous; voracious
gluttonous
to covet; to seek

Mistake warning

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

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 贪.