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CHINESE CHARACTER

tān

摊

摊

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to spread out

Numbered pinyin
tan1
English meanings
to spread out, vendor's stand

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Left–right structure

Left–right arrangement: left 扌; right 难.

  • Left

    扌
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  • Right

    难
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Meaning & sound clues

扌 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “hand”.

难 is identified as the sound component (nán). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 摊.

This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.

Decomposition reference

⿰扌难

Source: Make Me a Hanzi (LGPL-3.0-or-later)
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Homophones

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Example sentences

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  1. 01

    bǎi摆gè个tān摊。

    Set up a stall.

  2. 02

    shuǐguǒ水果tān摊。

    A fruit stand.

  3. 03

    chéngxìn诚信jīngyíng经营。

    Honest business.

  4. 04

    huò货zhēn真jià价shí实。

    Genuine goods.

  5. 05

    qínláo勤劳zhìfù致富。

    Prosper through diligence.

  6. 06

    shēngyi生意xīng兴lóng隆。

    Thriving.

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