摊 meaning and stroke order
To spread out; vendor's stand
How to write 摊, stroke by stroke
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Meaning of 摊
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- to spread out
- vendor's stand
How 摊 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Hand.
扌 gives the meaning and 难 hints at the sound.
Radical: 扌 (hand), shared by 342 characters on this site.
How to remember 摊
The hand 扌 on the left shows the action of spreading things out with your hands, and 难 (nán) on the right gives the sound. Picture a vendor using both hands to spread goods across a stall, which is a 摊 (tān).
摊 works as a verb meaning to spread out or to split costs, and as a noun for a street stall. It appears in everyday words like 摊位 (tānwèi) and 摊开 (tānkāi). Example: 他把地图摊在桌子上。 (Tā bǎ dìtú tān zài zhuōzi shang.) He spread the map out on the table.
Common mistake: Learners often read 摊 as nán because of the phonetic 难, but the correct reading is tān with a first tone. Also do not confuse it with 滩 (tān, beach), which has the water radical 氵 instead of the hand 扌.
Common words with 摊
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
摊 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Questions about 摊
How many strokes are in 摊?
摊 is written with 13 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 摊 mean?
摊 (tān) means to spread out; vendor's stand. A common word with it is 烂摊子 (làntānzi), meaning "terrible mess; shambles".
How do you pronounce 摊?
摊 is pronounced tān, in the first tone (high and level).
What is the radical of 摊?
The radical of 摊 is 扌, which carries the idea of "hand". Dictionaries list 摊 under this radical.
What is the traditional form of 摊?
The traditional form of 摊 is 攤. Traditional characters are used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau; 摊 is the simplified form used in mainland China and Singapore.
Is 摊 on the HSK exam?
Yes. 摊 is part of the HSK 7-9 character list in the HSK 3.0 standard.
How do you say to split the bill with 摊?
You can say 平摊 (píngtān) or 我们摊一下 (wǒmen tān yíxià), meaning to share the cost evenly. Here 摊 means to allot or divide a cost among people.
What does 烂摊子 mean and when is it used?
烂摊子 (làntānzi) literally means a rotten stall, and it refers to a terrible mess left behind, often in a business or project. People say 收拾烂摊子 (shōushi làntānzi) for cleaning up someone else's mess.