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Keyword
shoal
  • rapids
  • sandbar
Frequency
#1807
Strokes
13
Readings
tān100%
Mnemonic
Difficult 难 waters 氵 to navigate; 难 also provides the pronunciation
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
沙滩shātān
beach; sandy shore
滩tān
beach; shoal; rapids; classifier for liquids: pool, puddle
外滩Wàitān
the Bund, a waterfront promenade in central Shanghai, running along the western bank of the Huangpu River
浅滩qiǎntān
shallows; shoal; sandbar
滩头tāntóu
beach; sand bank
河滩hétān
river bank; river shore; strand
抢滩qiǎngtān
to make an amphibious assault; to seize a beachhead; to gain a foothold in (a new market)
险滩xiǎntān
shoals; rapids; treacherous section of a river
冷水滩区LěngshuǐtānQū
Lengshuitan, a district of Yongzhou City 永州市 (YǒngzhōuShì), Hunan
暗滩àntān
hidden shoal
滩头堡tāntóubǎo
beachhead (military)
盐滩yántān
salt flats; salt lake
沿滩区YántānQū
Yantan, a district of Zigong City 自贡市 (ZìgòngShì), Sichuan
沙滩鞋shātānxié
beach shoes; wetsuit booties
白碱滩区BáijiǎntānQū
Baijiantan, a district of Karamay City 克拉玛依市 (KèlāmǎyīShì), Xinjiang