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潭

Mandarin · pinyin tán#

deep pool
pond
pit (dialect)
depression

Mandarin · pinyin Tán#

surname Tan

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潭: tán · deep pool, lake; deep, profound

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deep pool; lake
(dialectal) pit
(literary) deep; profound
(～州) (historical) Tan Prefecture (an a prefecture of ancient China centering on modern-day Changsha, Hunan that existed intermittently between 589 and 1372)
(～水) (historical) Tan (a river in Guangxi, China, which includes modern Rong River, Liu River, and Qian River)
a surname

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only used in 潭濼／潭泺

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(alt. form 潯／浔) waterside

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sound of hitting water

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