潭

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surname Tan

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

潭 pairs 氵 water with 覃 tán, its sound part. Deep water was the first meaning; it grew to 'deep pool', then to 'pond'.

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潭tán
deep pool, pond, pit (dialect)

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