tān

beach, bank, shoal

(灘) tān
pool measure word
classifier for spread-out liquids such as pools or puddles

There is a puddle of water on the ground.

beach noun
beach, shoal, or sandy shore by a body of water

After the tide went out, fishermen went to the mudflats to pick up sea snails.

rapids noun
a shallow, fast-flowing part of a river

The boat carefully navigated through the dangerous rapids.

Cross-References

Classifier

Frequency

Character
Written text
2,062nd most common 33.8 per million
Movie subtitles
1,545th most common 39.8 per million appears in 15% of films
Word
Movie subtitles
4.20 per million appears in 2% of films
Written text
8.64 per million

Details

Simplified
Strokes
22
Unicode
U+7058

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