昙

tán = t + an2

dark clouds

昙 character breakdown

昙
- 云
  - 二
    - 一
  - 厶
- 日
  - 一
  - 囗

yún = yu + (e)n2

(classical) to say

rì = r + Ø4

abbr. for 日本[Ri4 ben3], Japan

rì = r + Ø4

sun / day / date, day of the month

日 = 囗 + 一 : Robinson Crusoe (r) is hiding from the sun (日) in an enclosure (囗) full of flutes (一) in the space station's bathroom (Ø4).

yún = yu + (e)n2

surname Yun / abbr. for Yunnan Province 雲南省|云南省[Yun2 nan2 Sheng3]

yún = yu + (e)n2

cloud / CL:朵[duo3]

云 = 二 + 厶 : Yu the Great (yu) had a little accident in the encampment's kitchen ((e)n2). She blew up her capacitor (二), and now there's smoke (云) everywhere. To be able to breathe, she puts on her fake nose (厶).

Characters with 昙 as component

昙 is not used as a component in another character.

Words with 昙

lit. the night-blooming cactus shows once / flash in the pan (idiom) / short-lived

Dutchman's pipe cactus, aka Queen of the Night cactus (Epiphyllum oxypetalum)

Gautama, surname of the Siddhartha, the historical Buddha

Sentences with 昙

昙 currently does not appear in any sentence.