潭
deep pool; pond; pit (dialect); depression
15 strokes
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How 潭 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
氵 (semantic, “water”) + 覃 (phonetic, tán)
components: 氵 覃
How to remember it
deep pool · Heisig RSH #2615
Old West + sunflower + 水 water
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 覃
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 覃 (tán) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 覃 sound component | tán | to reach, to spread to; deep, extensive |
| 谭 | tán | surname |
| 蕈 | xùn | mushroom, fungus; mildew, mold |
| 镡 | xín | dagger, dirk, short-sword |
| 簟 | diàn | bamboo mat |
Words containing 潭
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 龙马潭区 | Lóng mǎ tán Qū | Longmatan, a district of Luzhou City 瀘州市|泸州市[Lu2 zhou1 Shi4], Sichuan |
| 一潭死水 | yī tán sǐ shuǐ | a pool of stagnant water; stagnant or listless condition |
| 平潭县 | Píng tán Xiàn | Pingtan, a county in Fuzhou City 福州市[Fu2 zhou1 Shi4], Fujian |
| 龙潭区 | Lóng tán Qū | Longtan, a district of Jilin City 吉林市[Ji2 lin2 Shi4], Jilin |
| 龙马潭 | Lóng mǎ tán | see 龍馬潭區|龙马潭区[Long2 ma3 tan2 Qu1] |
| 日月潭 | Rì yuè Tán | Sun Moon Lake in Nantou County, Taiwan |
| 临潭县 | Lín tán Xiàn | Lintan, a county in Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 甘南藏族自治州[Gan1 nan2 Zang4 zu2 Zi4 z… |
| 潭子 | tán zi | deep natural pond |
| 水潭 | shuǐ tán | water pool; pond |
| 潭水 | tán shuǐ | deep water |
| 气潭 | qì tán | air pocket |
| 平潭 | Píng tán | see 平潭縣|平潭县[Ping2 tan2 Xian4] |
| 龙潭 | Lóng tán | see 龍潭區|龙潭区[Long2 tan2 Qu1] |
| 龙潭虎穴 | lóng tán hǔ xué | (lit.) dragon's pool and tiger's den (idiom); (fig.) dangerous place; hostile territory |
| 鹰潭市 | Yīng tán Shì | Yingtan, prefecture-level city in Jiangxi Province 江西省[Jiang1 xi1 Sheng3] |
| 龙潭沟 | Lóng tán gōu | Longtan Ravine, scenic area in Xixia county 西峽縣|西峡县[Xi1 xia2 xian4], Nanyang 南陽|南阳[Nan2 ya… |
| 潭底 | tán dǐ | bottom of a (deep) pond |
| 潭影 | tán yǐng | reflection in a deep pond |
| 临潭 | Lín tán | see 臨潭縣|临潭县[Lin2 tan2 Xian4] |
| 深潭 | shēn tán | deep natural pond; deep pit; abyss |