淡 — dam

Parts that make up 淡

How 淡 was formed

Traditional analysis treats 淡 as a phonetic-semantic compound involving 水, 炎.

Korean example words with 淡

• 담수淡水 Korean gloss: 강이나 호수 따위와 같이 염분이 없는 물
• 농담濃淡 Korean gloss: 생각이나 표현의 강함과 약함. 또는 그런 정도
• 담식하다淡食 Korean gloss: 싱겁게 먹다
• 담결하다淡潔 Korean gloss: 맑고 깨끗하다
• 담탕하다淡蕩 Korean gloss: 맑고 화창하다
• 고담하다古淡 Korean gloss: 예스럽고 맑은 느낌이 있다
• 담박하다淡泊 Korean gloss: 욕심이 없고 마음이 깨끗하다
• 담백하다淡白 Korean gloss: 빛깔이 진하지 않고 산뜻하다
• 냉담하다冷淡 Korean gloss: 어떤 대상에 흥미나 관심을 보이지 않는 데가 있다
• 담갈색淡褐色 Korean gloss: 옅은 갈색
• 담수어淡水魚 Korean gloss: 민물에서 사는 물고기
• 아담성雅淡性 Korean gloss: 아담한 성질이나 성품

Definitions from Woorimalsam, National Institute of Korean Language (CC BY-SA 2.0 KR)

Japanese words with 淡

• 淡々たんたん uninterested; unconcerned; indifferent
• 淡水たんすい fresh water (i.e. not salt water)
• 濃淡のうたん light and shade; shade (of colour, color); depth (of flavor)
• 冷淡れいたん cool; indifferent; apathetic
• 淡水魚たんすいぎょ freshwater fish
• 淡いあわい light (color, taste, etc.); faint (e.g. smell); pale
• 淡紅色たんこうしょく pink; rose
• 淡白たんぱく light (flavor, color, etc.); simple; plain
• 枯淡こたん elegant simplicity
• 淡彩たんさい light colouring; light coloring
• 淡雪あわゆき light snow; light snowfall; thin layer of snow
• 平淡へいたん simple; quiet

Characters sharing the phonetic 炎

Most Han characters pair a meaning part with a sound part. Characters sharing a sound part are usually read alike.

Other hanja read “담”

Other hanja with radical 水