Read Edit View history Discussion 貪 tān HSK7 greedy Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Depicts a mouth (今) facing a shell (貝). In ancient China, shells were used as currency. 今 also represents the sound. Pinyin Separate values with commas tān × Add Simplified Variants Separate values with commas 贪 × 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 貪 Simp strokes 貪 Trad strokes Character ◎ Hint Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 貪 Simp strokes 貪 Trad strokes + Add component Stroke Data 貪 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 468, 873 ], [ 495, 830 ], [ 447, 750 ], [ 398, 689 ], [ 290, 580 ], [ 212, 524 ], [ 124, 477 ] ], [ [ 533, 803 ], [ 535, 790 ], [ 547, 785 ], [ 553, 774 ], [ 663, 688 ], [ 758, 624 ], [ 806, 599 ], [ 849, 590 ], [ 977, 582 ] ], [ [ 465, 696 ], [ 520, 678 ], [ 538, 668 ], [ 554, 649 ] ], [ [ 353, 558 ], [ 401, 545 ], [ 568, 600 ], [ 599, 599 ], [ 625, 574 ], [ 610, 549 ], [ 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811 C 509 828 494 814 516 793 Z", "M 487 670 Q 511 657 535 640 Q 548 633 560 635 Q 567 636 569 648 Q 570 660 559 681 Q 547 702 476 705 Q 464 706 459 703 Q 456 699 459 689 Q 463 682 487 670 Z", "M 522 447 Q 561 478 602 511 Q 641 544 669 552 Q 688 559 682 573 Q 678 588 618 621 Q 600 630 580 622 Q 523 600 436 575 Q 414 568 358 568 Q 336 568 345 550 Q 352 538 369 528 Q 397 513 428 532 Q 449 539 558 580 Q 570 584 580 579 Q 590 572 586 561 Q 552 512 510 453 Q 504 446 510 444 C 509 436 509 436 522 447 Z", "M 374 423 Q 362 435 343 441 Q 334 445 324 441 Q 317 437 322 426 Q 323 420 326 415 Q 344 384 333 241 Q 318 175 328 154 Q 328 153 329 151 Q 329 150 330 149 Q 334 136 347 121 Q 356 109 366 120 Q 370 126 373 132 L 378 163 Q 379 181 380 221 L 380 247 Q 381 286 382 313 L 383 340 Q 383 388 387 394 C 391 409 391 409 374 423 Z", "M 641 154 Q 642 148 648 141 Q 661 113 670 114 Q 683 115 699 147 Q 712 171 708 219 Q 696 372 720 409 Q 730 425 723 434 Q 695 458 649 478 Q 633 484 610 475 Q 570 459 522 447 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120 Q 370 126 373 132 L 378 163 Q 379 181 380 221 L 380 247 Q 381 286 382 313 L 383 340 Q 383 388 387 394 C 391 409 391 409 374 423 Z", "M 641 154 Q 642 148 648 141 Q 661 113 670 114 Q 683 115 699 147 Q 712 171 708 219 Q 696 372 720 409 Q 730 425 723 434 Q 695 458 649 478 Q 633 484 610 475 Q 570 459 522 447 L 510 444 Q 500 444 489 441 Q 428 429 374 423 C 344 419 359 383 387 394 Q 396 404 592 436 Q 620 442 631 426 Q 643 411 644 359 Q 648 215 641 185 L 641 154 Z", "M 382 313 Q 386 313 393 313 Q 495 326 570 334 Q 592 335 585 349 Q 575 362 552 368 Q 522 374 383 340 C 354 333 352 313 382 313 Z", "M 380 221 Q 386 220 394 221 Q 497 234 574 242 Q 596 243 589 257 Q 579 270 556 277 Q 532 281 380 247 C 351 240 350 223 380 221 Z", "M 373 132 Q 377 132 383 132 Q 531 147 641 154 C 671 156 669 173 641 185 Q 635 188 628 190 Q 610 194 378 163 C 348 159 343 132 373 132 Z", "M 393 95 Q 393 73 324 12 Q 287 -19 210 -64 Q 203 -71 217 -74 Q 323 -50 445 40 Q 458 52 477 59 Q 490 66 487 76 Q 483 83 465 93 Q 425 111 402 108 Q 392 107 393 95 Z", "M 574 63 Q 629 18 695 -49 Q 711 -67 726 -71 Q 733 -71 741 -61 Q 751 -48 738 -7 Q 723 45 573 93 Q 564 97 563 85 Q 563 72 574 63 Z" ] } 11 strokes Historical Pronunciations Source baxter-sagartzhengzhangtang Middle Chinese Old Chinese Gloss + Add historical pronunciation Sources × Quick add: 漢語多功能字庫季旭昇《說文新證》李学勤《字源》zi.toolsChinese Text Project許進雄《簡明中國文字學》 + Add source Verified Edit Comment (required) Submit Edit Note: The form works without JavaScript but the tag/list editors are simplified.