谈tán
to chat, talk over. 10 strokes, radical 讠, first met in HSK 3.
How to write 谈
Strokes 1–2 write 讠, then strokes 3–10 write 炎.
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Print a 米字格 practice sheet for 谈 · the stroke-order rules
What 谈 is made of
讠 (yán, words) and 炎 (yán, flame).
讠 carries the meaning — speech — and 炎 carries the sound.
Words that use 谈
| 谈 | to chat, talk over 两个人见面说说话，聊聊事情 老朋友登门与他畅谈旧事。An old friend visits and chats over old times with him. Lesson 226, 晚晴颐养与幸福时光 · 居所闲暇与日常生活 · Domestic Leisure, Home Living & Casual Recreation |
| 谈话 | a private face-to-face talk called into the office 两人或几人面对面说话、聊一件事 老师把我叫到办公室单独谈话。The teacher called me to the office for a private have a talk. Lesson 126, 友善交流 · 人际沟通与情感态度 · Interpersonal Connections & Emotional Expressions |
| 谈判 | formal negotiation 双方坐下来商量条件，想找到都能接受的办法 两国代表就贸易问题展开谈判。Delegates from both countries open the negotiations over trade. Lesson 227, 商务谈判与合作共赢 · 商业洽谈与公共秩序 · Business Negotiations, Urban Order & Safety Precautions |
| 会谈 | talks, negotiation, meeting 指双方就重要事项进行的正式商谈 外宾与代表展开热烈的会谈。The foreign guest and the representative held warm talks. Lesson 435, 生趣盎然 · 温故知新与智汇前沿 · Wisdom of Heritage & Frontiers of Innovation |
| 座谈会 | symposium, discussion meeting 指大家坐下来交流的会议 老兵在座谈会上回忆作战往事。At the discussion meeting an old soldier recalled his fighting days. Lesson 698, 最终判决 · 大道同行与臻于至善 · Culmination & Ultimate Mastery |
Characters that share the sound part 炎
Written with the same phonetic, so their readings tend to rhyme with each other.
More characters with the radical 讠
All 50 of them, and what the radical means, on the 言 radical page.