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tǎn · flat, level, smooth

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坦=
土tǔsoil, earth
+旦dàndawn
Writing notes

Shape and proportion

8Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

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土Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 坦

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tǎnWords pronounced tǎn
tanWords pronounced tan
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Example sentences

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Tǎn bái dì shuō, wǒ bù xǐhuan nǐ de fàxíng.坦白地说，我不喜欢你的发型。

Frankly speaking, I don't like your haircut.

Source: Tatoeba #2335917 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zán men yì qǐ tǎn chéng dì tán tán zhège wèn tí ba.咱们一起坦诚地谈谈这个问题吧。

Let's be frank in this question.

Source: Tatoeba #1590903 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tǎn kè shì méi yǒu hòu zhào jìng de.坦克是沒有後照鏡的。

Tanks don't have rearview mirrors.

Source: Tatoeba #13539024 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā shì gè hěn tǎnshuài de rén.她是个很坦率的人。

She has a very open personality.

Source: Tatoeba #2431717 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ gāi bu gāi gēn tā tǎn bái wǒ de guò qù?我該不該跟她坦白我的過去？

Should I make a confession of my past to her?

Source: Tatoeba #6467557 · CC BY 2.0 FR
“ tǎn bái shuō, wǒ yǒu kǒng gāo zhèng.”“ nǐ shì gè dǎn xiǎo guǐ!”“坦白说，我有恐高症。”“你是个胆小鬼！”

"To tell you the truth, I am scared of heights." "You are a coward!"

Source: Tatoeba #334479 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 坦 in context

  1. Say tǎn, then recall the core meaning: flat, level, smooth.
  2. Write all 8 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 平坦 (píng tǎn), meaning “level”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 坦 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.