滩
tān
beach
shoal; rapids; CL:片[pian4]; classifier for liquids: pool, puddle
water (氵) + difficult (难) = where water gets hard to cross
Shallow water where currents become hard to navigate — rapids, sandbars, and beaches are all places where water meets resistance or land. Both components carry meaning: water sets the domain, and difficulty captures the treacherous, obstacle-filled nature of these stretches.
孩子们在沙滩上捡贝壳。
hái zi men zài shā tān shàng jiǎn bèi ké。
The children are picking up shells on the beach.
地上有一滩水，走路要小心。
dì shàng yǒu yī tān shuǐ，zǒu lù yào xiǎo xīn。
There is a puddle of water on the ground; be careful when walking.
Words with 滩
险滩
xiǎn tān
shoals; rapids; treacherous section of a river
盐滩
yán tān
salt flats
冷水滩
lěng shuǐ tān
see 冷水灘區|冷水滩区[Leng3 shui3 tan1 Qu1]
冷水滩区
lěng shuǐ tān qū
Lengshuitan, a district of Yongzhou City 永州市[Yong3 zhou1 Shi4], Hunan
古董滩
gǔ dǒng tān
Gudong desert or Antiques desert at Han dynasty Yangguan pass 陽關|阳关[Yang2 guan1], named after many Han dynasty archaeological discoveries
外滩
wài tān
the Bund, a waterfront promenade in central Shanghai, running along the western bank of the Huangpu River
戈壁滩
gē bì tān
Gobi desert
戈壁荒滩
gē bì huāng tān
barren sands of the Gobi desert
抢滩
qiǎng tān
to make an amphibious assault
暗滩
àn tān
hidden shoal
沙滩
shā tān
beach
沙滩排球
shā tān pái qiú
beach volleyball