滩 tān rapids
rapids; shoal
How to remember 滩: 氵 water + 难 difficult = rapids. The rafting guide warns that the water gets difficult after the bridge, and everyone screams as the boat hits the rapids.
Component breakdown
滩 = 氵 water + 难 difficult
- 氵 water
- 难 difficult
- 又 again
- 隹 pigeon
The rafting guide warns that the water gets difficult after the bridge, and everyone screams as the boat hits the rapids.
How it is used
- A shoal/beach/flat by the water - 沙滩 (shātān) sandy beach, 海滩 (hǎitān) seashore beach, 河滩 (hétān) a riverbank flat.
- Also a shallow rapids (险滩 xiǎntān). 一滩水 (yì tān shuǐ) is a puddle/pool (measure word use).