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CHINESE CHARACTER
tān
滩
滩
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beach
- Numbered pinyin
- tan1
- English meanings
- beach; shoal; rapids
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Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.
sigh; exclaim
earthen jar
flat; frank
visit
to spread out
blanket
deep pool
coal
phlegm
paralyzed
carbon (chemistry)
talk
covet
Example sentences
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Related words
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