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CHINESE CHARACTER

谈 (tán): Meaning, Words & Stroke Order

tán
to talk, to chat; conversation; surname
HSK 410 strokes

LEARNING CONNECTIONS

Primary radical

讠 is the Unicode primary radical used to organise 谈.

Phonetic component

炎 is recorded as the sound-side component in this pictophonetic analysis.

STROKES · 10

Write 谈 in 10 steps.

Each square adds one stroke in the standard writing order.

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Examples using 谈

她边走边谈。

Tā biān zǒu biān tán。

She talked as she walked.

谈话

你我之间需要来场谈话。

Nǐ wǒ zhī jiān xū yào lái chǎng tán huà。

You and I need to have a talk.

交谈

我和朋友们交谈。

Wǒ hé péng yǒu men jiāo tán。

I talked to friends.

FAQ

What does 谈 (tán) mean in Chinese?

to talk, to chat; conversation; surname

How do you write 谈 in stroke order?

谈 has 10 strokes. Follow the animated stroke-order sequence above, then practise it on the writing page.

What is the radical of 谈?

讠 is the radical in 谈. It is the speech side radical and can provide a meaning-side clue.

What are common words with 谈?

谈 (tán): surname Tan; to speak; to talk; to converse; to chat; to discuss; 谈话 (tánhuà): to talk (with sb); to have a conversation; talk; conversation; 访谈 (fǎngtán): to visit and discuss; to interview.