貪 — tam

Parts that make up 貪

How 貪 was formed

Traditional analysis treats 貪 as a ideographic compound involving 今, 貝.

Korean example words with 貪

• 노탐老貪 Korean gloss: 노인의 욕심
• 탐심貪心 Korean gloss: 탐내는 마음
• 탐학貪虐 Korean gloss: 탐욕이 많고 포학함
• 탐관貪官 Korean gloss: 백성의 재물을 탐내어 빼앗는 관리
• 식탐하다食貪 Korean gloss: 음식을 탐내다
• 색탐하다色貪 Korean gloss: 여색을 몹시 탐하다
• 음탐하다淫貪 Korean gloss: 음란한 것을 좋아하다
• 탐포하다貪暴 Korean gloss: 탐욕이 많고 포학하다
• 탐오하다貪汚 Korean gloss: 욕심이 많고 하는 짓이 더럽다
• 검탐스럽다黔貪 Korean gloss: 속마음이 몹시 검고 탐욕스러운 데가 있다
• 탐장하다貪贓 Korean gloss: 벼슬아치가 옳지 않은 짓을 하여 재물을 탐하다
• 식탐녀食貪女 Korean gloss: 음식을 탐내는 여자

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

Japanese words with 貪

• 貪るむさぼる to covet; to crave; to be greedy for
• 貪欲どんよく greedy; avaricious; covetous
• 貪たん coveting; raga (desire)
• 貪汚たんお greed; corruption
• 貪食どんしょく voracity; ravenousness
• 貪婪どんらん avarice; greed
• 貪愛とんあい attachment; craving
• 貪戻たんれい avariciousness and inhumanity
• 無貪むとん non-craving; non-coveting
• 突慳貪つっけんどん blunt; curt; brusque
• 貪欲法どんよくほう greedy algorithm
• 貪瞋痴とんじんち the three kilesas that poison the heart of man (greed, hatred and delusion)

Characters sharing the phonetic 今

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

Other hanja read “탐”

Other hanja with radical 貝