Chinese words pronounced tan (any tone) 42 words, in the 4 tones tan is read in. tān (1st tone) 7 words 滩(tān) beach 贪(tān) covet 摊(tān) spread out 瘫(tān) paralyzed 坍(tān) collapse 怹(tān) he 啴(tān) used in 啴啴 tāntān 灘(tān) beach 貪(tān) covet 攤(tān) spread out 癱(tān) paralyzed 坍(tān) collapse 怹(tān) he 嘽(tān) used in 啴啴 tāntān tán (2nd tone) 19 words 谈(tán) speak 坛(tán) altar 弹(tán) pluck 痰(tán) phlegm 潭(tán) deep pool 澹(tán) surname Tan 檀(tán) sandalwood 谭(tán) surname Tan 昙(tán) dark clouds 倓(tán) quiet 覃(tán) deep 郯(tán) surname Tan 談(tán) speak 壇(tán) altar 罈(tán) earthen jar 彈(tán) pluck 痰(tán) phlegm 潭(tán) deep pool 澹(tán) surname Tan 檀(tán) sandalwood 譚(tán) surname Tan 曇(tán) dark clouds 倓(tán) quiet 覃(tán) deep All 19 words pronounced tán tǎn (3rd tone) 11 words 坦(tǎn) flat 毯(tǎn) blanket 钽(tǎn) tantalum 袒(tǎn) bare 璮(tǎn) kind of jade 忐(tǎn) used in 忐忑 tǎntè 菼(tǎn) Miscanthus sacchariflorus 嗿(tǎn) sound of many people eating 禫(tǎn) sacrifice at the end of mourning 贉(tǎn) pay an advance 醓(tǎn) brine of pickled meat 坦(tǎn) flat 毯(tǎn) blanket 鉭(tǎn) tantalum 袒(tǎn) bare 璮(tǎn) kind of jade 忐(tǎn) used in 忐忑 tǎntè 菼(tǎn) Miscanthus sacchariflorus 嗿(tǎn) sound of many people eating 禫(tǎn) sacrifice at the end of mourning 贉(tǎn) pay an advance 醓(tǎn) brine of pickled meat tàn (4th tone) 5 words 叹(tàn) sigh 探(tàn) explore 碳(tàn) carbon 炭(tàn) wood charcoal 宕(tàn) used in 宕昌 tànchāng 嘆(tàn) sigh 探(tàn) explore 碳(tàn) carbon 炭(tàn) wood charcoal 宕(tàn) used in 宕昌 tànchāng Often confused with tan tang in any tone 31 words