谈
talk, converse
At a glance · 谈
Evolution of the glyph
Five stages, from a sketch of the real object to regular script — tap a stage, drag the timeline, or play the animation.
Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seenOracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCESeal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCEClerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CERegular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE
⚠ Some ancient forms are not attested：oracle bone form、seal script form。No excavated oracle bone / seal artifact is attested for this character yet; we leave it blank rather than fabricate.
谈字小篆从言炎声，为形声字；本义为谈论、言说。甲骨文未见。
What the sketch shows
Origins & notes
谈本义为谈论、谈话。
Structure
形声字，左部『言』为意符，右部『炎』为声符。
At a glance
Pinyintán
Radical讠
Strokes10
UnicodeU+8C08
Character type形声
Theme动作
Six languages, one character
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English
talk, converse
Tan is a phonetic-semantic character meaning to talk and converse.
Français
parler, converser
Tan est un caractère phonético-sémantique signifiant parler et converser.
Español
hablar, conversar
Tan es un carácter fonosemántico que significa hablar y conversar.
العربية
يتحدث، يحاور
تان حرف صوتي دلالي يعني الحديث والمحاورة.
Русский
говорить, беседовать
Тань — фоносемантический знак, означающий говорить и беседовать.
Common words
- 谈话tán huàtalk
- 谈论tán lùndiscuss