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灘塗


滩涂

see styles
tān tú
    tan1 tu2
t`an t`u
    tan tu
mudflat

灘頭


滩头

see styles
tān tóu
    tan1 tou2
t`an t`ou
    tan tou
beach; sand bank

灣潭


湾潭

see styles
wān tán
    wan1 tan2
wan t`an
    wan tan
curved pool

火壇


火坛

see styles
huǒ tán
    huo3 tan2
huo t`an
    huo tan
 kadan
Fire altar, connected with homa or fire worship; also 爐壇.

火炭

see styles
huǒ tàn
    huo3 tan4
huo t`an
    huo tan
live coal; ember; burning coals

炭墼

see styles
tàn jī
    tan4 ji1
t`an chi
    tan chi
coal briquette

炭焙

see styles
tàn bèi
    tan4 bei4
t`an pei
    tan pei
charcoal-roasted

炭疽

see styles
tàn jū
    tan4 ju1
t`an chü
    tan chü
 tanso
    たんそ
(medicine) anthrax; (horticulture) anthracnose; canker
anthrax

炭頭


炭头

see styles
tàn tóu
    tan4 tou2
t`an t`ou
    tan tou
 sumigashira
    すみがしら
(place-name) Sumigashira
The fire-tender in a monastery.

無貪


无贪

see styles
wú tān
    wu2 tan1
wu t`an
    wu tan
 muton
    むとん
{Buddh} (See 三善根) non-craving; non-coveting
non-craving

焦炭

see styles
jiāo tàn
    jiao1 tan4
chiao t`an
    chiao tan
coke (processed coal used in blast furnace)

煤炭

see styles
méi tàn
    mei2 tan4
mei t`an
    mei tan
coal

煩談


烦谈

see styles
fán tán
    fan2 tan2
fan t`an
    fan tan
 bondan
vandana, obeisance, worship, v. 和.

燒炭


烧炭

see styles
shāo tàn
    shao1 tan4
shao t`an
    shao tan
to manufacture charcoal; to burn charcoal (often a reference to suicide by carbon monoxide poisoning)

爐壇


炉坛

see styles
lú tán
    lu2 tan2
lu t`an
    lu tan
 rodan
A fire-altar.

狀元


状元

see styles
zhuàng yuán
    zhuang4 yuan2
chuang yüan
top scorer in the palace examination (highest rank of the Imperial examination system); see 榜眼[bang3 yan3] and 探花[tan4 hua1]; top scorer in college entrance examination 高考[gao1 kao3]; (fig.) the most brilliantly talented person in the field; leading light

獅潭


狮潭

see styles
shī tán
    shi1 tan2
shih t`an
    shih tan
Shitan or Shihtan township in Miaoli county 苗栗縣|苗栗县[Miao2 li4 xian4], northwest Taiwan

畫壇


画坛

see styles
huà tán
    hua4 tan2
hua t`an
    hua tan
painting world; painting circles

痰液

see styles
tán yè
    tan2 ye4
t`an yeh
    tan yeh
saliva; spittle

痰盂

see styles
tán yú
    tan2 yu2
t`an yü
    tan yü
spittoon

瘋癱


疯瘫

see styles
fēng tān
    feng1 tan1
feng t`an
    feng tan
variant of 風癱|风瘫[feng1 tan1]

癱子


瘫子

see styles
tān zi
    tan1 zi5
t`an tzu
    tan tzu
paralyzed person

癱瘓


瘫痪

see styles
tān huàn
    tan1 huan4
t`an huan
    tan huan
(medicine) to suffer paralysis; (fig.) to be paralyzed; to break down; to come to a standstill

癱軟


瘫软

see styles
tān ruǎn
    tan1 ruan3
t`an juan
    tan juan
limp; weak

登壇


登坛

see styles
dēng tán
    deng1 tan2
teng t`an
    teng tan
 toudan / todan
    とうだん
(n,vs,vi) taking the podium; mounting the rostrum; going on stage to give a speech, etc.
ascends to the (ordination) platform

白檀

see styles
bái tán
    bai2 tan2
pai t`an
    pai tan
 byakudan; byakudan
    びゃくだん; ビャクダン
Indian sandalwood (Santalum album); white sandalwood
White candana, or white sandal-wood.

瞿曇


瞿昙

see styles
qú tán
    qu2 tan2
ch`ü t`an
    chü tan
 kudon
    くどん
Gautama, surname of the Siddhartha, the historical Buddha
(person) Gautama (the family name of Buddha)
Gautama, the surname of Buddha's family; hence a name of Śākyamuni. Also 倶譚 or 具譚 later 喬答摩 q.v.

石炭

see styles
shí tàn
    shi2 tan4
shih t`an
    shih tan
 sekitan(p); ishizumi(ok)
    せきたん(P); いしずみ(ok)
coal (old)
coal; (surname) Shikkui

碧潭

see styles
bì tán
    bi4 tan2
pi t`an
    pi tan
 hekitan
    へきたん
green pool
(given name) Hekitan
deep blue

碳化

see styles
tàn huà
    tan4 hua4
t`an hua
    tan hua
to carbonize; dry distillation; carbonization

碳匯


碳汇

see styles
tàn huì
    tan4 hui4
t`an hui
    tan hui
carbon credits; carbon sink

碳粉

see styles
tàn fěn
    tan4 fen3
t`an fen
    tan fen
toner (laser printing)

碳酸

see styles
tàn suān
    tan4 suan1
t`an suan
    tan suan
carbonic acid; carbonate

碳鏈


碳链

see styles
tàn liàn
    tan4 lian4
t`an lien
    tan lien
carbon chain

碳黑

see styles
tàn hēi
    tan4 hei1
t`an hei
    tan hei
soot; carbon black

祛痰

see styles
qū tán
    qu1 tan2
ch`ü t`an
    chü tan
to dispel phlegm (TCM)

神探

see styles
shén tàn
    shen2 tan4
shen t`an
    shen tan
master sleuth; lit. miraculous detective; cf Sherlock Holmes 福爾摩斯|福尔摩斯[Fu2 er3 mo2 si1] or Di Renjie 狄仁傑|狄仁杰[Di2 Ren2 jie2]

祭壇


祭坛

see styles
jì tán
    ji4 tan2
chi t`an
    chi tan
 saidan
    さいだん
altar
altar

稱歎


称歎

see styles
chēng tàn
    cheng1 tan4
ch`eng t`an
    cheng tan
 shōtan
to praise

空談


空谈

see styles
kōng tán
    kong1 tan2
k`ung t`an
    kung tan
 kuudan / kudan
    くうだん
prattle; idle chit-chat
gossip; chatter

窺探


窥探

see styles
kuī tàn
    kui1 tan4
k`uei t`an
    kuei tan
to pry into or spy on; to snoop; to peep; to poke one's nose into; to peer; to get a glimpse of

笑談


笑谈

see styles
xiào tán
    xiao4 tan2
hsiao t`an
    hsiao tan
 shoudan / shodan
    しょうだん
object of ridicule; laughingstock; to laugh over something; to make light chat
(n,vs,vi) (1) pleasant chat; talking amiably; laughing over (something); (2) funny story

筆談


笔谈

see styles
bǐ tán
    bi3 tan2
pi t`an
    pi tan
 hitsudan
    ひつだん
to communicate by means of written notes (instead of speaking); to publish one's opinion (e.g. as part of a scholarly dialogue); (in book titles) essays; sketches
(n,vs,vi) communicating in writing

糾彈


纠弹

see styles
jiū tán
    jiu1 tan2
chiu t`an
    chiu tan
to censure; to denounce; to impeach

約坦


约坦

see styles
yuē tǎn
    yue1 tan3
yüeh t`an
    yüeh tan
Jotham (son of Uzziah)

紅毯


红毯

see styles
hóng tǎn
    hong2 tan3
hung t`an
    hung tan
red carpet

紫檀

see styles
zǐ tán
    zi3 tan2
tzu t`an
    tzu tan
 shitan
    したん
red sandalwood
rosewood; red sandalwood; (personal name) Shitano

結嘆


结叹

see styles
jié tàn
    jie2 tan4
chieh t`an
    chieh tan
 kettan
A sigh of praise at the close of a passage of a sūtra.

縱談


纵谈

see styles
zòng tán
    zong4 tan2
tsung t`an
    tsung tan
to talk freely

罈子


坛子

see styles
tán zi
    tan2 zi5
t`an tzu
    tan tzu
jug (earthenware with a big belly and a small opening)

美談


美谈

see styles
měi tán
    mei3 tan2
mei t`an
    mei tan
 bidan
    びだん
anecdote passed on with approbation
moving tale; impressive tale; (place-name) Midami

聚談


聚谈

see styles
jù tán
    ju4 tan2
chü t`an
    chü tan
to have a discussion in a group; to have a chat with sb

肉袒

see styles
ròu tǎn
    rou4 tan3
jou t`an
    jou tan
to make a humble apology (formal writing)

腦癱


脑瘫

see styles
nǎo tān
    nao3 tan1
nao t`an
    nao tan
cerebral palsy

膝袒

see styles
xī tǎn
    xi1 tan3
hsi t`an
    hsi tan
to walk on one's knees and bare one's breast (a gesture of deepest apology)

臨潭


临潭

see styles
lín tán
    lin2 tan2
lin t`an
    lin tan
Lintan County in Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 甘南藏族自治州[Gan1 nan2 Zang4 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Gansu

舒坦

see styles
shū tan
    shu1 tan5
shu t`an
    shu tan
comfortable; at ease

色貪


色贪

see styles
sè tān
    se4 tan1
se t`an
    se tan
 shikiton
desire of the form realm

艾炭

see styles
ài tàn
    ai4 tan4
ai t`an
    ai tan
carbonized mugwort leaf (TCM); Folium Artemisiae argyi carbonisatum

花壇


花坛

see styles
huā tán
    hua1 tan2
hua t`an
    hua tan
 kadan
    かだん
decorative mass planting of flowers and shrubs, often bounded by a low masonry border, and often part of a streetscape
flower bed; (place-name) Kadan

若坦

see styles
ruò tǎn
    ruo4 tan3
jo t`an
    jo tan
 Nyatan
Yaktan

藝壇


艺坛

see styles
yì tán
    yi4 tan2
i t`an
    i tan
art circles; art world

袒免

see styles
tǎn miǎn
    tan3 mian3
t`an mien
    tan mien
to bare one's left arm and take off one's cap as an expression of sorrow

袒庇

see styles
tǎn bì
    tan3 bi4
t`an pi
    tan pi
to shield; to harbor; to cover up

袒縛


袒缚

see styles
tǎn fù
    tan3 fu4
t`an fu
    tan fu
to surrender after baring oneself to the waist and tying one's hands behind

袒胸

see styles
tǎn xiōng
    tan3 xiong1
t`an hsiung
    tan hsiung
to bare the breast

袒膊

see styles
tǎn bó
    tan3 bo2
t`an po
    tan po
to strip to the waist; to be bare to the waist

袒衣

see styles
tǎn yī
    tan3 yi1
t`an i
    tan i
to dress in a hurry with part of the body showing

袒裼

see styles
tǎn xī
    tan3 xi1
t`an hsi
    tan hsi
to bare the upper body

袒護


袒护

see styles
tǎn hù
    tan3 hu4
t`an hu
    tan hu
to shield (a miscreant) from punishment, criticism etc; to take sb's side

袒露

see styles
tǎn lù
    tan3 lu4
t`an lu
    tan lu
to expose; to bare

裸袒

see styles
luǒ tǎn
    luo3 tan3
lo t`an
    lo tan
naked; bare

覃塘

see styles
tán táng
    tan2 tang2
t`an t`ang
    tan tang
Tantang district of Guigang city 貴港市|贵港市[Gui4 gang3 shi4], Guangxi

覃第

see styles
tán dì
    tan2 di4
t`an ti
    tan ti
extensive residence; your house

言談


言谈

see styles
yán tán
    yan2 tan2
yen t`an
    yen tan
discourse; words; utterance; what one says; manner of speech

訪談


访谈

see styles
fǎng tán
    fang3 tan2
fang t`an
    fang tan
to visit and discuss; to interview

設攤


设摊

see styles
shè tān
    she4 tan1
she t`an
    she tan
to set up a vendor's stand

試探


试探

see styles
shì tàn
    shi4 tan4
shih t`an
    shih tan
to sound out; to probe; to feel out; to try out

詩壇


诗坛

see styles
shī tán
    shi1 tan2
shih t`an
    shih tan
 shidan
    しだん
poetry circles; poetry world
poetic circles; world of poetry

說唱


说唱

see styles
shuō chàng
    shuo1 chang4
shuo ch`ang
    shuo chang
speaking and singing, as in various forms of storytelling such as 彈詞|弹词[tan2 ci2] and 相聲|相声[xiang4 sheng5]; (music) rapping

談價


谈价

see styles
tán jià
    tan2 jia4
t`an chia
    tan chia
to negotiate (prices); to haggle

談判


谈判

see styles
tán pàn
    tan2 pan4
t`an p`an
    tan pan
 danpan
    だんぱん
to negotiate; negotiation; talks; conference; CL:個|个[ge4]
(n,vs,vt,vi) negotiations; bargaining; talks; making demands

談到


谈到

see styles
tán dào
    tan2 dao4
t`an tao
    tan tao
to refer to; to speak about; to talk about

談及


谈及

see styles
tán jí
    tan2 ji2
t`an chi
    tan chi
to talk about; to mention

談吐


谈吐

see styles
tán tǔ
    tan2 tu3
t`an t`u
    tan tu
style of conversation

談天


谈天

see styles
tán tiān
    tan2 tian1
t`an t`ien
    tan tien
to chat

談妥


谈妥

see styles
tán tuǒ
    tan2 tuo3
t`an t`o
    tan to
to come to terms; to reach an agreement

談心


谈心

see styles
tán xīn
    tan2 xin1
t`an hsin
    tan hsin
to have a heart-to-heart chat

談星


谈星

see styles
tán xīng
    tan2 xing1
t`an hsing
    tan hsing
astrology; fortune-telling

談林


谈林

see styles
tán lín
    tan2 lin2
t`an lin
    tan lin
 danrin
    だんりん
(1) (Buddhist term) Buddhist center for study and meditation; monastery; temple; (2) (abbreviation) Danrin style of haikai poetry (playful and oriented to the common person); Danrin school (of haikai poetry)
A monastic school room.

談禪


谈禅

see styles
tán chán
    tan2 chan2
t`an ch`an
    tan chan
 danzen
Chan discussion

談經


谈经

see styles
tán jīng
    tan2 jing1
t`an ching
    tan ching
to explain a sutra; to expound the classics

談義


谈义

see styles
tán yì
    tan2 yi4
t`an i
    tan i
 dangi
    だんぎ
(1) discussion; discourse; (2) lecture; sermon; (surname) Dangi
To discuss the meaning.

談話


谈话

see styles
tán huà
    tan2 hua4
t`an hua
    tan hua
 danwa
    だんわ
to talk (with sb); to have a conversation; talk; conversation; CL:次[ci4]
(n,vs,vi) (1) talk; conversation; dialogue; (2) informal expression of opinion; off-the-cuff remarks; comment; (3) {ling} discourse
conversation

談談


谈谈

see styles
tán tán
    tan2 tan2
t`an t`an
    tan tan
to discuss; to have a chat

談論


谈论

see styles
tán lùn
    tan2 lun4
t`an lun
    tan lun
 danron
    だんろん
to discuss; to talk about
(noun/participle) discussion
discussion

談議


谈议

see styles
tán yì
    tan2 yi4
t`an i
    tan i
 danki
    だんき
(surname) Danki
To discuss and consult, or deliberate.

談資


谈资

see styles
tán zī
    tan2 zi1
t`an tzu
    tan tzu
something that people like to chat about; topic of idle conversation

談起


谈起

see styles
tán qǐ
    tan2 qi3
t`an ch`i
    tan chi
to mention; to speak of; to talk about

論壇


论坛

see styles
lùn tán
    lun4 tan2
lun t`an
    lun tan
 rondan
    ろんだん
forum (for discussion)
rostrum; the world of criticism

Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.

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