叹

嘆
tàn
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frequent character
to sigh, to exclaim

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

叹 has 口, mouth, as its meaning part; the 又 is an empty part that stands for an older sound part. It first meant to lament or sigh in distress. From there it grew to mean exclaiming.

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Same Characters, Different Readings

叹tàn
variant of 嘆|叹[tan4]

Homophones

探tàn
to explore, to search out, to scout

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