澹

澹 · dàn / tán

calm, quiet, tranquil

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Meanings & readings

Meaning & readings

Mandarin
dàn · tán
Cantonese
daam6
Definition source
Unihan kDefinition

calm, quiet, tranquil

Dictionary definitions & readings

澹 Tán · surname Tan

澹 dàn · tranquil; placid; quiet

CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG · 2026-10-13 · CC BY-SA 4.0

Readings & dictionary references

HDZ · Mandarin readings and locators
31762.010:dàn,dān,shàn,tán Source property ↗
XHC 1983 · Mandarin readings and locators
0211.020:dàn 1115.070:tán Source property ↗
TGHZ 2013 · Mandarin readings and locators
066.030:dàn 358.140:tán Source property ↗
SMSZD 2003 · Mandarin and Cantonese
dàn粵daam6 tán粵taam4 Source property ↗
Japanese · kana
タン ダン ゼン セン あわい Source property ↗
Korean · Hangul
담:0N Source property ↗
Fanqie pairs
徒甘 徒敢 徒濫 Source property ↗
Cangjie input code
ENCR Source property ↗
Four-corner lookup codes
3716.1 Source property ↗
Kangxi · dictionary positions
0653.360 Source property ↗
Song Ben Guang Yun · dictionary positions
223.34 332.52 443.18 Source property ↗
Grammata Serica Recensa · references
0619n Source property ↗

Form & structure

Writing & identity

Unicode
U+6FB9
Radical
水 · 85
Strokes
16
Residual strokes
13
Standard list
通用规范汉字表 · level 2 · #6178

Source record, not an individually reviewed etymological dossier.

Stroke order

16 strokes
澹
Strokes
16
Convention
PRC · Make Me a Hanzi

16 strokes in writing order. Play to watch them, or Step through one at a time.

Modern stroke order; regional conventions can differ. Stroke medians: Make Me a Hanzi via HanziLookupJS, drawn as an even pen line.

Words & connections

Dictionary & examples

History & distinctions

Related forms

No simplified/traditional variant assertion retained.

Historical readings

Middle Chinese
dam · 徒甘 · 咸開一平談定 · #1087
Middle Chinese
damX · 徒敢 · 咸開一上談定 · #2025
Middle Chinese
damH · 徒濫 · 咸開一去談定 · #3122

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Sources & reference

Evidence

Unihan 17.0.0 · Unicode License V3 · Official-list coverage

Exact Unihan properties
kCihaiT
834.501
kCowles
4045
kDaeJaweon
1064.010
kFennIndex
494.02
kGSR
0619n
kHanYu
31762.010
kIRGDaeJaweon
1064.010
kIRGHanyuDaZidian
31762.010
kIRGKangXi
0653.360
kKangXi
0653.360
kMatthews
6045
kMeyerWempe
2933
kMorohashi
18421
kNelson
2708
kSBGY
223.34 332.52 443.18
kSMSZD2003Index
387.11
kCangjie
ENCR
kFourCornerCode
3716.1
kHKGlyph
2333
kMojiJoho
MJ016031
kPhonetic
179
kUnihanCore2020
GHJKMPT
kIICore
AGTJHKMP
kIRG_GSource
G0-6523
kIRG_HSource
HB1-BF46
kIRG_JSource
J0-5F38
kIRG_KPSource
KP0-D5CF
kIRG_KSource
K0-5342
kIRG_TSource
T1-7130
kRSUnicode
85.13
kTotalStrokes
16
kBigFive
BF46
kCCCII
214923
kCNS1986
1-7130
kCNS1992
1-7130
kEACC
33475E
kGB0
6903
kGB1
6903
kJis0
6324
kKoreanName
2015
kMainlandTelegraph
3422
kTGH
2013:6178
kTaiwanTelegraph
3422
kXerox
276:131
kRSAdobe_Japan1_6
C+5523+85.3.13
kCantonese
daam6
kDefinition
calm, quiet, tranquil
kFanqie
徒甘 徒敢 徒濫
kHangul
담:0N
kHanyuPinyin
31762.010:dàn,dān,shàn,tán
kJapanese
タン ダン ゼン セン あわい
kJapaneseKun
AWAI
kJapaneseOn
TAN SEN
kKorean
TAM
kMandarin
dàn
kSMSZD2003Readings
dàn粵daam6 tán粵taam4
kTGHZ2013
066.030:dàn 358.140:tán
kTang
*dhɑ̀m *dhɑ̌m
kXHC1983
0211.020:dàn 1115.070:tán
kSemanticVariant
U+6DE1<kFenn
kSpecializedSemanticVariant
U+6DE1<kMeyerWempe

Sentences in context

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Structure & connections

0.10
6dictionary records using 澹0forms using this shape1attributed sound links
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Shape description
氵 beside 詹 · the shape used in China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan, South Korea, North Korea
Source notation ^⿰氵詹$(GHTJKP)
BabelStone · 2025-06-27. Encoded shape and region tags; graphical analysis does not establish historical function.

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Retained descriptions & scope

^⿰氵詹$(GHTJKP)

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