tǎn

Radical: 衤 pictophonetic

Components & Etymology

袒 decomposes into the following components:

Semantic component: ; phonetic component: .

Words containing 袒

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 袒.

偏袒
piān tǎn
to side with
右袒
yòu tǎn
to take sides with
左袒
zuǒ tǎn
to take sides with
肉袒
ròu tǎn
to make a humble apology (formal writing)
膝袒
xī tǎn
to walk on one's knees and bare one's breast (a gesture of deepest apology)
袒免
tǎn miǎn
to bare one's left arm and take off one's cap as an expression of sorrow
袒庇
tǎn bì
to shield
袒护
tǎn hù
to cover up
袒缚
tǎn fù
to surrender after baring oneself to the waist and tying one's hands behind
袒胸
tǎn xiōng
to bare the breast
袒膊
tǎn bó
to strip to the waist
袒衣
tǎn yī
to dress in a hurry with part of the body showing

Related characters (radical 衤)

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