贪

tān

to have a voracious desire for; to covet; greedy; corrupt

Radical: 贝 HSK 8 v pictophonetic

Components & Etymology

贪 decomposes into the following components:

今 贝

Semantic component: 贝; phonetic component: 今.

Words containing 贪

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 贪.

反贪
fǎn tān
anti-corruption (policy)
贪占
tān zhàn
贪吃
tān chī
gluttonous
贪嘴
tān zuǐ
gluttonous
贪图
tān tú
to covet
贪婪
tān lán
avaricious
贪官
tān guān
corrupt official
贪心
tān xīn
greedy
贪念
tān niàn
贪恋
tān liàn
to cling to
贪杯
tān bēi
to drink in excess
贪欲
tān yù
greed

Related characters (radical 贝)

Characters that share the radical 贝.

贝 负 贡 财 责 贤 败 账 货 贩 贫 贬 购 贮 贯 贱 贲 贳 贴 贵 贶 贷 贸 费

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