(tǎn): blanket, rug

(tǎn) is a Chinese character meaning “blanket.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of (semantic) and (phonetic). It ranks #2573 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Etymologically derived, fur. Its radical form (fur) appears in many related characters such as (máo, hair), (háo, hair).

Native pronunciation

Definitions

  1. blanket
  2. rug

Etymology & Origin

pictophoneticfur

Decomposition: ⿺毛炎 (layout: surround-from-lower-left)

Stroke Order

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12

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Words & Compounds

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
dì tǎncarpet
tǎn ziblanket
máo tǎnblanket
guà tǎntapestry
diàn rè tǎnelectric blanket
hóng dì tǎnred carpet
dì tǎn shì hōng zhàcarpet bombing
dì tǎn tuō xiécarpet slippers
hóng tǎnred carpet
yáng máo tǎnwoolen blanket
bì tǎntapestry (used as a wall hanging)
guì tǎna prayer mat
zōng tǎncoir mat
13
Total compounds
8
As first character
77
As last character
15
As middle character

appears in 13 compound words: 8 as the first character, 77 as the last, and 15 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.

Strongest Collocations

Characters that most frequently co-occur with in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.

guà
0.480960 co-occurrences
máo
0.4622,418 co-occurrences
0.45218,873 co-occurrences
hóng
0.4331,692 co-occurrences
péng
0.428204 co-occurrences
hōng
0.412306 co-occurrences
róng
0.407126 co-occurrences
guǒ
0.406192 co-occurrences
lián
0.40454 co-occurrences
zhàng
0.387114 co-occurrences

Example Sentences

AI-Generated

写好字需要掌握正确的笔画顺序。

xiě hǎo tǎn zì xū yāo zhǎng wò zhēng què de bǐ huà shùn xù .

To write the character "毯" correctly, one must master the proper stroke order.

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. . . dōng jì niàn pǐn zhàn ! chāo Q kā bō pán P K lǚ háng dài , xìng fú tǎn hái yǒu xī dòng hé gòu wù jīn

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yī zhí yǐ wéi bǎo wēn tǎn shì pī zài shēn shàng de tú tú hé hú tú de wēi bó shì pín

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China's blizzard is frozen in many places! Sichuan Expressway paving "electric blanket" one-click de-icing is super magical

Tatoeba

主妇给地吸了尘。

Zhǔfù gěi dìtǎn xī le chén.

The homemaker vacuumed the carpet.

Tatoeba

给我一个枕头和毛好吗?

Gěi wǒ yī gè zhěntou hé máotǎn hǎo ma?

Could I have a pillow and blanket?

Tatoeba

床上有多少张子?

Chuáng shàng yǒu duōshao zhāng tǎnzi?

How many blankets are there on the bed?

Tatoeba

“什么宠物一直在地板上?”“地。”

"shénme chǒngwù yīzhí zàidì bǎn shàng?""dìtǎn."

"What kind of pet is always found on the floor?" "A carpet."

Tatoeba

绿色的子和这条蓝色的帘子不配。

Lǜsè de tǎnzi hé zhè tiáo lánsè de liánzi bù pèi.

A green carpet will not go with this blue curtain.

Character Family

Radical Family — Characters sharing the fur radical

Related Characters

Homophones — Characters pronounced tǎn

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 毯 (tǎn) mean in Chinese?
毯 (tǎn) primarily means "blanket." It is classified as HSK Level 7-9, making it an expert-level character. It ranks #2573 in character frequency.
What's the difference between 毯 and 淡?
毯 (tǎn) and 淡 (dàn) are often confused. confusable. The key distinguishing feature: 毛 vs 氵 (same 炎 component).
How many strokes does 毯 have?
毯 is written with 12 strokes. The correct stroke order matters for recognition and handwriting speed — practice with the animated guide above to build proper technique.
What is the radical of 毯?
The radical associated with 毯 is 毛 (fur). This radical appears in many characters related to fur.
What are the components of 毯?
毯 is composed of: 毛 (semantic), 炎 (phonetic). Its IDS decomposition is ⿺毛炎 with a surround-from-lower-left layout. Understanding the components helps with both memorization and recognizing related characters.
What are common words containing 毯?
Common words with 毯 include: 地毯 (dì tǎn, "carpet"); 毯子 (tǎn zi, "blanket"); 毛毯 (máo tǎn, "blanket"); 挂毯 (guà tǎn, "tapestry"); 电热毯 (diàn rè tǎn, "electric blanket"). There are over 13 compound words containing this character.
What characters sound the same as 毯 (tǎn)?
Several characters share the pronunciation tǎn: 谈 (to talk, to discuss), 痰 (phlegm), 贪 (greedy), 摊 (to spread out), and 5 more. Context and tones help distinguish between them in speech and writing.
Is 毯 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?
Yes, 毯 is written the same way in both simplified and traditional Chinese.

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Character data sourced from Unihan (Unicode Consortium), SUBTLEX-CH frequency corpus (Cai & Brysbaert, 2010), and Make Me a Hanzi (stroke data). Collocation strength measured via NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information). Verified by the HanziFeed linguistics team.

HSK classification follows the HSK 3.0 Standard (Center for Language Education and Cooperation, CLEC, 2022 revision). Idiom data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Data last verified: March 2026.