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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 潭

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
潭 tán - surname Tan
潭 tán - deep pool
- pond
- pit (dialect)
- depression

List Ranking for: 潭

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2025) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - 22,956 9,182 12,123

Character Breakdown:

Decomposition:

⿰ 氵 覃

Radical:

氵

Type:

Pictophonetic

Phonetic:

覃

Semantic:

氵

Hint:

Water

Other Words Containing 潭

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2025) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
泥潭 - 7 18,288 26,657 29,498
潭 - - 22,956 9,182 12,123
水潭 - - 44,434 49,995 70,741
龙潭 - - 53,910 - -
潭水 - - 58,759 - -
一潭死水 - - 75,872 61,681 35,608