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贪

Character

贪 tān

HSK 7–9Character

greedy; wanting more than you need (as in 贪心)

Radical
贝
Strokes
8
Structure
Top–bottom
Parts
今贝
Traditional
貪
Frequency
#2332 most common character
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Meaning

tān

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  1. greedy; wanting more than you need (as in 贪心)
  2. loving something too much, like food or play (as in 贪吃, 贪玩)

Examples

  • 他很贪心，想要更多的钱。

    tā hěn tān xīn xiǎng yào gèng duō de qián

    He is very greedy and wants more money.

    AI-generated sentence

  • 弟弟很贪吃，天天吃蛋糕。

    dì di hěn tān chī tiān tiān chī dàn gāo

    My little brother loves to eat and has cake every day.

    AI-generated sentence

Stroke order

All 8 strokes

Speed

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Words with 贪

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贪婪tān lángreedy; wanting too much money or things, and never happy with what you haveWordHSK 7–9贪污tān wūto secretly steal money from a company or the governmentWordHSK 7–9贪玩儿tān wán rloving to play and have funWordHSK 7–9贪占tān zhànto misappropriateWord贪吃tān chīgluttonous; voraciousWord贪嘴tān zuǐgluttonousWord贪图tān túto covetWord贪官tān guāncorrupt officialWord贪心tān xīngreedyWord贪念tān niàngreedWord贪恋tān liànto cling toWord贪杯tān bēito drink in excessWord

Same radical 贝

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