叹
tàn HSK6

sigh

叹 嘆 tàn frequency
variant 歎
to exclaim verb
(bound form) To exclaim or cry out in admiration, surprise, or praise. Often used in 赞叹 zàn​tàn.
to sigh verb
(bound form) To exhale deeply to express sadness, frustration, or exhaustion; to sigh. Often used in 叹气 tàn​qì.

你看见我的时候，干嘛总是叹气？

nǐ kàn jiàn wǒ de shí​hou, gàn​má zǒng​shì tàn qì?

Why do you always sigh when you see me?

to chant
(bound form) To chant, recite, or intone a verse in a rhythmic, elongated voice. Often used in 咏叹 yǒng​tàn.
叹 歎 tàn
surname
a Chinese surname
poetic form
a title or style of classical Yuefu poetry 乐府 yuè​fǔ

Cross-References

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Frequency
Character
Written text
1,299th most common 96.1 per million
Movie subtitles
2,391st most common 10.3 per million appears in 5% of films
Word
Movie subtitles
0.480 per million appears in 0% of films
Written text
26.8 per million

Details
HSK 2.0
Level 6
HSK 3.0
Level 6
Traditional
嘆
Strokes
5
Unicode
U+53F9

Sources
Frequency data
MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)