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  taan3   jyutping
  tan1 tan4   pinyin
[v] sigh in wonderment of lamentatuion; exclaim
[Var.]

Stroke count: 15
Level: 3
Radical: (#76)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
歎 / 叹
This character was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 7th Jun 2010 16:30

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detail  zaan3 taan3  zan4 tan4 = to highly praise; to grasp in admiration
detail  taan3 sik1  tan4 xi1 = sigh; to heave a sigh
detail  taan3 hei3  tan4 qi4 = sigh; to heave a sigh
detail  bei1 taan3  bei1 tan4 = to bewail
detail  mak6 taan3  mo4 tan4 = to admire inwardly
detail  taan3 wai4 gun1 zi2  tan4 wei2 guan1 zhi3 = acclaim something (e.g. a work of art) as the acme of perfection
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