攤 meaning and stroke order
To spread out, to open, to allot; a merchant's stand
How to write 攤, stroke by stroke
22 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 10
- 11
- 12
- 13
- 14
- 15
- 16
- 17
- 18
- 19
- 20
- 21
- 22
Meaning of 攤
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- to spread out
- vendor's stand
How 攤 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Hand.
扌 gives the meaning and 難 hints at the sound.
Radical: 扌 (hand), shared by 342 characters on this site.
How to remember 攤
The hand 扌 on the left shows the action of spreading things out by hand. The right side 難 (nán) gives the sound, so picture a hand laying out goods on a table, which is hard (難) work at a market stall.
攤 (tān) is used as a verb meaning to spread out or to share a cost, and as a noun for a street stall. It appears in words like 攤位 (tānwèi, stall) and 攤開 (tānkāi, to spread out). Example: 他把地圖攤開在桌子上。(Tā bǎ dìtú tānkāi zài zhuōzi shang.) He spread the map out on the table.
Common mistake: Learners often read 攤 as nán because of the phonetic 難, but it is pronounced tān with a first tone. Also do not confuse it with 灘 (tān, beach), which has the water radical 氵 instead of the hand radical 扌.
Common words with 攤
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
Questions about 攤
How many strokes are in 攤?
攤 is written with 22 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 攤 mean?
攤 (tān) means to spread out, to open, to allot; a merchant's stand. A common word with it is 烂摊子 (làntānzi), meaning "terrible mess; shambles".
How do you pronounce 攤?
攤 is pronounced tān, in the first tone (high and level).
What is the radical of 攤?
The radical of 攤 is 扌, which carries the idea of "hand". Dictionaries list 攤 under this radical.
What is the simplified form of 攤?
攤 is a traditional character. Its simplified form is 摊, used in mainland China and Singapore.
How do you say to split the bill using 攤?
You can say 攤錢 (tān qián) or 平攤 (píngtān), meaning to share a cost equally. For example, 我們平攤吧 (wǒmen píngtān ba) means let's split it evenly.
What does 爛攤子 mean?
爛攤子 (làntānzi) literally means a rotten stall. It is used figuratively for a messy situation someone else left behind, like a failing project or a disorganized office.