醈 (tán) - Tan — an obscure character referring to a & also appears in some historical texts and personal

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tán ｜ 15 strokes ｜ radical:

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醈 · tán

Tan — an obscure character referring to a type of sweet wine or alcoholic beverage;

also appears in some historical texts and personal names.

Tan — an obscure character referring to aalso appears in some historical texts and personal

Usage highlights

Sweet wineAlcoholic beverageHistorical referenceRare character

Synonyms

  • 酒— wine, alcoholic drink
  • 醴— sweet wine

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • Ancient texts mention a sweet wine called tan (醈).
  • This character appears in some historical records (historical 醈).
  • Rarely used in modern Chinese vocabulary (modern 醈).

Collocations

  • Sweet wine(甜醈)
  • Alcoholic beverage(酒醈)
  • Historical reference(古醈)
  • Rare character(稀醈)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Appears in ancient Chinese texts describing types of wine and alcoholic beverages.
  • Extremely rare in modern usage, primarily of interest to scholars and historians.
  • May appear in some historical personal names or place names.

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