tān

greedy; to covet; to have a voracious desire for

HSK 6 #1874

Character data

HSK 6
Frequency 1874th character
Radical ⾙ (154.4)
Strokes 8
Index # 1176
TRADITIONAL

Definitions

贪 tān
  1. 1. greedy
  2. 2. to covet
  3. 3. to have a voracious desire for
  4. 4. corrupt

Stroke order

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Words containing 贪

Word Meaning
glutton; chowhound
to bite off more than one can chew (idiom)
to claim credit for other people's achievements (idiom)
Greed is the root of all evil.
penny wise and pound foolish (idiom)
greedy and never satisfied; always want more
insatiably greedy (idiom)
corruption
corruption
(of an official) corrupt and negligent of his duty
greedy and never satisfied
to only want to have a good time
corruption
greedy for sex; given to lust for women
utterly corrupt; endlessly greedy for bribes
to be avaricious and mean
greedy; glutton
gluttonous; greedy; insatiable