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
贪占
tān zhàn
贪吃
tān chī
贪嘴
tān zuǐ
贪图
tān tú
贪婪
tān lán
贪官
tān guān
贪心
tān xīn
贪念
tān niàn
贪恋
tān liàn
贪杯
tān bēi
贪欲
tān yù

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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