譚 (taam4 | tan2) : [1] a Chinese family name [2] same as 談

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譚

taam4

tan2

[1] a Chinese family name [2] same as 談

Stroke count: 19

Level: 3

Radical: (#149)

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

譚 / 谭

This word has been viewed 3968 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 15th Nov 2009 10:55

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天方夜譚 tin1 fong1 je6 taam4 tian1 fang1 ye4 tan2 = a fairy tale; a far-fetched story; mere fantasy

譚盾 taam4 teon5 = Tan Dun (famous composer)

譚詠麟 taam4 wing6 leon4 tan2 yong3 lin2 = Alan Tam

譚耀文 taam4 jiu6 man4 tan2 yao4 wen2 = Patrick Tam

譚小環 taam4 siu2 waan4 tan2 xiao3 huan2 = Helina Tam (a.k.a, Halina Tam, Helena Tam, Heline Tam)

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Decimal representation of this word: 譚
Unicode code for this character: U+8b5a (off-site link)

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