tān

啴

Character · OnomatopoeiaTraditional嘽

sound of panting

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

onomatopoeia

sound of panting; heavy breathing

archaic

An archaic/literary onomatopoeia, depicting the sound of panting, gasping, or heavy breathing, often due to exertion or fatigue.

Bǐ彼
mǎ马
bēn奔
zǒu走
 ，
qí其
shēng声
tān嘽
tān嘽
 。

That horse was galloping, its panting sound was heavy.

Lì力
jié竭
qì气
tān嘽
 ，
bù不
néng能
fù复
yán言
 。

Exhausted and panting heavily, he could not speak again.

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Wén闻
qí其
tān嘽
xī息
 ，
zhī知
shì是
láo劳
zuò作
guī归
lái来
 。

Hearing his panting breath, I knew he had returned from labor.