Chinese Dictionary

Usage of the character 谭

variant of 談／谈 (tán)

surname Tan

Tan Dun (1957-) Chinese composer

Tan Sitong (1865-1898), Qing writer and politician, one of the Six Gentlemen Martyrs 戊戌六君子 of the unsuccessful reform movement of 1898

Tan Xinpei (1847-1917), noted opera actor

Alan Tam (1950-), Hong Kong Canto-pop singer and actor

Tan Zhenlin (1902-1983), PRC revolutionary and military leader, played political role after the Cultural Revolution

Tan Fuying (1906-1977), Beijing opera star, one of the Four great beards 四大鬚生／四大须生

Tiānfāng Yètán

The Arabian Nights (classic story)

tiānfāngyètán

fantasy story