Keyword
surname
- Frequency
- #3367
- Strokes
- 14
Readings
tán
Mnemonic
讠 (speech) gives the meaning and 覃 the sound.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
天方夜谭
The Arabian Nights (classic story)
谭嗣同
Tan Sitong (1865-1898), Qing writer and politician, one of the Six Gentlemen Martyrs 戊戌六君子 of the unsuccessful reform movement of 1898
谭咏麟
Alan Tam (1950-), Hong Kong Canto-pop singer and actor
谭震林
Tan Zhenlin (1902-1983), PRC revolutionary and military leader, played political role after the Cultural Revolution
谭盾
Tan Dun (1957-) Chinese composer
谭鑫培
Tan Xinpei (1847-1917), noted opera actor
谭富英
Tan Fuying (1906-1977), Beijing opera star, one of the Four great beards 四大须生