歎 (taan3 | tan4) : sigh; acclaim; chant; enjoy

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歎

taan3

tan4

[1] sigh in lamentation; regret
[2] exclaim in admiration; acclaim
[3] recite with a cadence; chant
[4] [粵] enjoy; seek pleasure in

歎 and 嘆 are variant forms of equal popularity. But HK dictionaries (e.g. 中英對照香港學校中文學習基礎字詞) usually prefer 歎 as the standard form. See also [www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk]

Stroke count: 15

Level: 2

Radical: 欠 (#76)

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

歎 / 叹

This word has been viewed 4425 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 15th Dec 2013 10:09

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讚歎 zaan3 taan3 zan4 tan4 = highly praise

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

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

悲歎 bei1 taan3 bei1 tan4 = to bewail

默歎 mak6 taan3 mo4 tan4 = to admire inwardly

歎為觀止 taan3 wai4 gun1 zi2 tan4 wei2 guan1 zhi3 = acclaim something (e.g. a work of art) as the acme of perfection

感歎 gam2 taan3 gan3 tan4 = sigh

驚歎 ging1 taan3 jing1 tan4 = to exclaim in admiration; a gasp of surprise

感歎詞 gam2 taan3 ci4 gan3 tan4 ci2 = interjection, exclamation

望洋興歎 mong6 joeng4 hing1 taan3 = to look in awe

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Decimal representation of this word: 歎
Unicode code for this character: U+6b4e (off-site link)

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