潭 tán deep pool
deep pool; lake
How to remember 潭: 氵 water + 覃 deep jar = deep pool. The water under the waterfall is as dark as a deep jar, and the boys dare each other to jump into the deep pool.
Component breakdown
潭 = 氵 water + 覃 deep jar
- 氵 water
- 覃 deep jar
The water under the waterfall is as dark as a deep jar, and the boys dare each other to jump into the deep pool.
How it is used
- A deep pool/pond - 水潭 (shuǐtán) a pool, 深潭 (shēntán) a deep pool.
- 泥潭 (nítán) is a quagmire, usually figurative: 陷入泥潭 (xiànrù nítán) to be bogged down in a mess. 一潭死水 (yìtán-sǐshuǐ) means a stagnant, lifeless situation.