毯

blanket; rug

12 strokes Dict coverage rank #2,898 U+6BEF

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

毛 (semantic, “fur”) + 炎 (phonetic, yán)

components: 毛炎

blanket · Heisig RSH #2847

毛 fur + 炎 inflammation

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 炎

Siblings built with the same phonetic component 炎 (yán) — compare how they read:

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
炎 sound component	yán	flame, blaze; hot
谈	tán	to talk, to chat; conversation; surname
淡	dàn	watery, dilute; insipid, tasteless
氮	dàn	nitrogen
痰	tán	mucus, phlegm, spit
啖	dàn	to feed; to eat; to chew, to bite; to entice
郯	tán	an ancient city; surname
剡	yǎn	sharp, pointed; to sharpen
赕	dǎn	fine, penalty
锬	tán	long spear

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
红地毯	hóng dì tǎn	red carpet
电热毯	diàn rè tǎn	electric blanket
地毯拖鞋	dì tǎn tuō xié	carpet slippers
地毯式轰炸	dì tǎn shì hōng zhà	carpet bombing
羊毛毯	yáng máo tǎn	woolen blanket
毯子	tǎn zi	blanket; CL:條\|条[tiao2],張\|张[zhang1],床[chuang2],面[mian4]
地毯	dì tǎn	carpet; rug
红毯	hóng tǎn	red carpet
毛毯	máo tǎn	blanket
壁毯	bì tǎn	tapestry (used as a wall hanging)
挂毯	guà tǎn	tapestry
棕毯	zōng tǎn	coir mat; palm fiber matting
跪毯	guì tǎn	a prayer mat; a carpet for kneeling