Read Edit View history Discussion 嘆 tàn sigh Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Phonosemantic compound. 口 represents the meaning and 𦰩 represents the sound. Pinyin Separate values with commas tàn × Add Simplified Variants Separate values with commas 叹 × Add Traditional Variants Separate values with commas Add Variant Of Components Character ◎ Hint Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 嘆 Simp strokes 嘆 Trad strokes Character ◎ Hint Depicts a tortured person or criminal sighing. Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 嘆 Simp strokes 嘆 Trad strokes + Add component Stroke Data 嘆 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 90, 596 ], [ 111, 578 ], [ 123, 554 ], [ 152, 356 ] ], [ [ 144, 592 ], [ 155, 586 ], [ 265, 620 ], [ 277, 620 ], [ 297, 606 ], [ 306, 596 ], [ 281, 484 ], [ 258, 468 ] ], [ [ 172, 408 ], [ 189, 424 ], [ 258, 442 ], [ 295, 445 ], [ 316, 440 ] ], [ [ 380, 675 ], [ 420, 671 ], [ 613, 713 ], [ 777, 739 ], [ 830, 742 ], [ 878, 732 ] ], [ [ 461, 800 ], [ 481, 793 ], [ 500, 775 ], [ 525, 570 ] ], [ [ 668, 858 ], [ 698, 818 ], [ 658, 646 ], [ 641, 633 ] ], [ [ 540, 577 ], [ 561, 590 ], [ 638, 606 ], [ 688, 600 ] ], [ [ 372, 494 ], [ 402, 473 ], [ 444, 341 ] ], [ [ 434, 471 ], [ 442, 480 ], [ 549, 493 ], [ 757, 533 ], [ 778, 525 ], [ 796, 499 ], [ 769, 449 ], [ 750, 444 ] ], [ [ 458, 379 ], [ 478, 372 ], [ 734, 413 ], [ 786, 405 ] ], [ [ 455, 286 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260 504 265 Q 528 271 556 275 L 604 284 Z", "M 609 187 Q 699 197 891 197 Q 910 197 915 206 Q 919 216 904 230 Q 855 269 818 260 Q 736 244 595 221 L 544 214 Q 435 201 312 185 Q 293 184 307 167 Q 320 154 338 148 Q 357 144 374 147 Q 447 168 532 178 L 609 187 Z", "M 595 221 Q 601 252 604 284 L 608 318 Q 609 349 611 378 L 612 409 Q 612 413 612 416 Q 612 444 612 468 Q 611 481 612 494 L 615 518 Q 618 534 623 552 Q 627 562 619 569 Q 612 575 604 579 C 580 597 516 594 534 570 Q 558 545 559 508 L 561 486 Q 562 441 563 400 L 563 370 Q 562 339 559 308 L 556 275 Q 552 244 544 214 L 532 178 Q 484 94 402 40 Q 366 19 317 -7 Q 305 -11 302 -15 Q 298 -19 312 -22 Q 369 -26 484 46 Q 554 94 583 178 L 595 221 Z", "M 583 178 Q 584 177 587 174 Q 738 -21 786 -32 Q 855 -42 953 -26 Q 972 -25 973 -19 Q 976 -12 961 -6 Q 771 60 678 129 Q 663 141 650 152 Q 625 174 609 187 C 583 209 563 201 583 178 Z" ] } 14 strokes Historical Pronunciations Source baxter-sagartzhengzhangtang Middle Chinese Old Chinese Gloss + Add 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