tàn = t + an4
variant of 嘆|叹[tan4]
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How to pronounce 歎

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= t initial

T is for Tecumseh, leader of the Shawnee.

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+ an4 final

In the anthill’s bathroom.

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歎 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
jǐn = ji + (e)n3
clay / old variant of 僅|仅[jin3] / violet (plant)
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qiàn = qi + an4
to owe / to lack / (literary) to be deficient in / (bound form) yawn / to raise slightly (a part of one's body)
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Characters with 歎 as component

歎 is not used as a component in another character.
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Words with 歎

to bewail / to sigh mournfully / to lament
(of literature, music) deeply moving (idiom)
to dismiss with a sigh (idiom); a hopeless case

Sentences with 歎

歎 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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tàn

variant of 嘆|叹[tan4]

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