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坦
Mandarin · pinyin tǎn
Meanings
- flat
- open-hearted
- level
- smooth
Characters in this entry
- 坦
- tǎn · flat, smooth; self-possessed
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Mandarin tones
3 · tan3
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Compare dictionary sources Wiktionary · 6 senses · 1 Cantonese reading
Rime Cantonese 粵拼
taan2
Cantonese word readings for 坦. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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Independent source senses for this spelling, with usage labels retained. Not matched to the pronunciation above.
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- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) flat; level; wide
- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) calm; open-hearted; at ease
- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) honest; frank
- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to reveal; to expose
- a surname
- Used in transcription.
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