湠 (tàn) - Tàn — refers to a wide, expansive flow & used in ancient texts to describe broad water

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湠 · tàn

Tàn — refers to a wide, expansive flow of water;

used in ancient texts to describe broad water flow.

Tàn — refers to a wide, expansive flowused in ancient texts to describe broad water

Usage highlights

wide water flowspreading waterflood spreadingbroad river flowexpansive water

Synonyms

  • 漫— overflow, spread
  • 衍— spread out, develop
  • 溢— overflow, spill

Antonyms

  • 涸— dry up, parched
  • 竭— exhaust, use up

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The river flows broadly (湠漫).
  • Ancient texts describe water spreading widely (湠衍).
  • The floodwaters spread across the plain (湠溢).

Collocations

  • wide water flow(湠漫)
  • spreading water(湠衍)
  • flood spreading(湠溢)
  • broad river flow(湠流)
  • expansive water(湠水)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Appears in classical Chinese texts describing water characteristics.
  • Rarely used in modern Chinese, primarily found in historical or literary contexts.
  • Represents the concept of expansive, unobstructed water flow in nature.

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