- 湘潭 xiāngtán XiangtanA city and county in central Hunan province; birthplace of Mao Zedong.
- 泥潭 nítán quagmirea deep mud pit; a difficult or boggy situation from which it is hard to escape
- 鹰潭 yīngtán YingtanYingtan, a prefecture-level city in Jiangxi Province, [[江西|江西|jiang1 xi1]]
- 湘潭市 xiāngtánshì XiangtanXiangtan, a prefecture-level city in [[湖南省|湖南省|hu2 nan2 sheng3]] province
- 平潭 píngtán PingtanPingtan, a county in Fuzhou [[福州|福州|fu2 zhou1]], Fujian province
- 水潭 shuǐtán poolpool; puddle; pond; a deep body of water
- 湘潭县 xiāngtánxiàn Xiangtan CountyXiangtan County in Hunan province, administered by the city of [[湘潭|湘潭|xiang1 tan2]]
- 日月潭 rìyuètán Sun Moon LakeTaiwan's largest natural lake, located in Nantou County; its name comes from its shape, which resembles a sun on the eastern side and a crescent moon on the western side.
- 一潭死水 yītánsǐshuǐ stagnant watera pool of stagnant water; a situation that is completely stagnant, listless, or lacks any vitality
- 湄潭 méitán Meitan CountyMeitan County in Zunyi, Guizhou province
- 湄潭县 méitánxiàn Meitan countyMeitan county in [[遵义|遵義|zun1 yi4]], Guizhou province
- 鹰潭市 yīngtánshì YingtanYingtan, a prefecture-level city in Jiangxi Province [[江西省|江西省|jiang1 xi1 sheng3]]
- 潭柘寺 tánzhèsì Tanzhe TempleA Buddhist temple in the Mentougou District of Beijing, notable for being one of the oldest and largest temples in the area
- 平潭县 píngtánxiàn Pingtan CountyPingtan, a county in Fuzhou city, Fujian province
- 龙潭虎穴 lóngtánhǔxué dangerous placedragon's pool and tiger's den; used to describe a location that is extremely hazardous or an area of hostile territory
- 龙潭 lóngtán dragon poola pool where a dragon is said to live; a deep pond
- 龙潭区 lóngtánqū Longtan District (Jilin)Longtan District of [[吉林市|吉林市|ji2 lin2 shi4]] in Jilin province
- 潭水 tánshuǐ deep waterthe water in a deep pond or lake; deep water
- 临潭 líntán LintanLintan County in Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Gansu Province
- 龙潭乡 lóngtánxiāng Longtan Townshipformer administrative township in Taoyuan, Taiwan, currently known as Longtan District
- 龙马潭区 lóngmǎtánqū Longmatan districtLongmatan district of Luzhou city [[泸州市|瀘州市|lu2 zhou1 shi4]], Sichuan
- 沉潭 chéntán to drown a person in a pondTo sink someone to the bottom of a deep pool as a traditional form of punishment, often carried out by clans or families.
- 龙潭沟 lóngtángōu Longtan RavineLongtan Ravine, a scenic area in [[西峡县|西峽縣|xi1 xia2 xian4]], [[南阳|南陽|nan2 yang2]], [[河南|河南|he2 nan2]]
- 临潭县 líntánxiàn Lintan CountyLintan County in Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Gansu Province
- 虎穴龙潭 hǔxuélóngtán dangerous placetiger's den and dragon's lair; a very hazardous spot or a place where many powerful heroes gather
- 明潭 míngtán Sun Moon LakeSun Moon Lake, a scenic freshwater lake in Nantou County, Taiwan
- 气潭 qìtán air pocketa region of low pressure or a localized downdraft that causes an aircraft to lose altitude suddenly
- 涂潭 tútán muddy pondmuddy water in a pool or pond; a muddy pond
- 深潭 shēntán deep natural pooldeep natural pool or pond; deep pit; abyss
- 湾潭 wāntán curved poolcurved pool; a bend in a stream with deep water
- 潭奥 tán'ào profound(literary) deep and profound; specifically used to describe a deep room or a deep body of knowledge
- 潭子 tánzi ponddeep natural pond
- 潭底 tándǐ bottom of a pondthe bottom of a pond or deep pool
- 潭府 tánfǔ imposing residencestately dwellings and spacious courtyards, typically belonging to officials or nobility
- 潭影 tányǐng reflection in a pondreflection in a deep pond
- 潭祉 tánzhǐ great happinessgreat happiness; deep blessings; used in literary or formal writing
- 潭第 tándì extensive residence(literary) an extensive or grand residence; a polite way to refer to someone else's house
- 潭腿 tántuǐ TantuiA northern school of Chinese martial arts focusing on leg techniques.
- 狮潭 shītán ShitanShitan township in Miaoli county, northwest Taiwan
- 狮潭乡 shītánxiāng Shitan TownshipShitan or Shihtan township in Miaoli county, northwest Taiwan
- 珊瑚潭 shānhútán Coral LakeCoral Lake, an alternative name for the Wushantou Reservoir [[乌山头水库|烏山頭水庫|wu1 shan1 tou2 shui3 ku4]] in Tainan, Taiwan, named for its jagged, coral-like shoreline
- 百花潭 bǎihuātán Baihuatananother name for the Huanhua Stream in Chengdu, Sichuan Province
- 碧潭 bìtán deep green poolA deep pool or lake with clear green water
- 阖潭 hétán whole familyone's entire household or family, typically used in a formal or polite context
- 隐潭 yǐntán hidden poolhidden pond or pool
Sources
- Frequency data
- MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CH