懂中文 Dong Chinese

滩

tān

beach, bank, shoal

Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 难 represents the sound. Simplified from 灘.

Components
氵 meaning component

氵  Meaning component

shui, shuǐ

  

water

难 sound component

难  Sound component

nán, nàn

  

difficult

Evolution

滩 Bronze script Mid Warring States (~300 BC)

Bronze script

Mid Warring States (~300 BC)
滩 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
滩 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
滩 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
滩 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

滩 (灘) 

tān

bank, a sandbar, shoal; rapids; beach; shoal; CL:片[piàn]; classifier for liquids: pool, puddle

Most common words with 滩
Freq.
Word
Meaning

海滩

beach

沙滩

beach

滩

beach

外滩

the Shanghai Bund or Waitan

滩涂

mudflat