嘆 (taan3 taan1 | tan1 tan4) : sigh; admire

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嘆

taan3 taan1

tan1 tan4

sigh; admire
[Var.] 歎

Stroke count: 14

Level: 3

Radical: 口 (#30)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

嘆 / 叹

This character was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 7th Jun 2010 16:29

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嘆號 taan3 hou6 tan4 hao4 = exclamation mark

感嘆詞 gam2 taan3 ci4 gan3 tan4 ci2 = (lang.) interjection

嘆詞 taan3 ci4 tan4 ci2 = [lang.] interjection, exclamation

嘆息 taan3 sik1 tan4 xi1 = sigh; to heave a sigh

嘆氣 taan3 hei3 tan4 qi4 = sigh; to heave a sigh

嘆世界 taan3 sai3 gaai3 = to relax and enjoy life 粵

感嘆 gam2 taan3 gan3 tan4 = to sigh (with feeling)

哀嘆 oi1 taan3 ai1 tan4 = lament; bewail; bemoan

慨嘆 koi3 taan3 = to sigh with regret

唉聲嘆氣 aai1 seng1 taan3 hei3 ai1 sheng1 tan4 qi4 = heave deep sighs
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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Decimal representation of this word: 嘆
Unicode code for this character: U+5606 (off-site link)

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