昙

曇
tán
#4,259 most
frequent character
dark clouds

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

昙 puts 云, clouds, under 日, the sun, showing a thick layer of clouds. It first meant dense cloud cover. Later it grew to mean dark clouds.

Drawn as: clouds under sun

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Homophones

HSK 4
谈tán
to talk
弹tán
to pluck (a string)
坛tán
altar, platform, rostrum
坛tán
earthen jar

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