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谈

tán

to talk

Two people having a conversation
Memory picture

Character

谈 tán

Strokes
10
Radical
讠 — words, speech
Made of
讠 words, speech 炎 flame, blaze
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 我们谈谈。 Wǒmen tántan. Let's talk.
  • 我和你谈。 Wǒ hé nǐ tán. I talk with you.
  • 先谈工作。 Xiān tán gōngzuò. Let's talk about work first.

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