Memory phrase for the character: 贪

贪

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Meaning greedy, avaricious, corrupt, have desire for

Pronunciation

tān

Explanation

Top: now 今 (Put the cover into the corner フ Now!), bottom: money贝/貝

Mnemonic
 
Who now wants all the money, is: greedy.

Radicals

今 now
贝 shell, money
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 Vocabulary

贪污 tān wū  corruption
贪婪 tān lán  avaricious; greedy; rapacious; insatiable; avid
贪图 tān tú  to covet; to seek (riches, fame)
贪多嚼不烂 tān duō jiáo bù làn  to bite off more than one can chew (idiom)
贪赃枉法 tān zāng wǎng fǎ  corruption and abuse of the law (idiom); to take bribes and bend the law
贪婪是万恶之源 tān lán shì wàn è zhī yuán  Greed is the root of all evil.
贪婪是万恶之源 tān lán shì wàn è zhī yuán  

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