Chinese words pronounced tan (any tone) 39 words, in the 4 tones tan is read in. tān (1st tone) 6 words 滩(tān) beach 贪(tān) to have a voracious desire for 摊(tān) to spread out 瘫(tān) paralyzed 坍(tān) to collapse 灘(tān) beach 貪(tān) to have a voracious desire for 攤(tān) to spread out 癱(tān) paralyzed 坍(tān) to collapse All 6 words pronounced tān tán (2nd tone) 19 words 谈(tán) surname Tan 坛(tán) altar 弹(tán) to pluck 痰(tán) phlegm 潭(tán) surname Tan 談(tán) surname Tan 壇(tán) altar 罈(tán) earthen jar 彈(tán) to pluck 痰(tán) phlegm All 19 words pronounced tán tǎn (3rd tone) 10 words 坦(tǎn) flat 毯(tǎn) blanket 钽(tǎn) tantalum 袒(tǎn) to bare 璮(tǎn) a kind of jade 坦(tǎn) flat 毯(tǎn) blanket 鉭(tǎn) tantalum 袒(tǎn) to bare 璮(tǎn) a kind of jade All 10 words pronounced tǎn tàn (4th tone) 4 words 叹(tàn) to sigh 探(tàn) to explore 碳(tàn) carbon 炭(tàn) wood charcoal 嘆(tàn) to sigh 探(tàn) to explore 碳(tàn) carbon 炭(tàn) wood charcoal Often confused with tan tang in any tone 30 words