滩 = 氵 + 难

滩 is a simplified Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “bank”. It is built from 氵 (water) and 难 (difficult).

Keyword: bank
Pinyin (Mandarin): tān
Script: Simplified chinese hanzi
Also known as: bank, a sandbar, shoal, банк, отмели, песчаная отмель, a sandbar, shoal

Decomposition

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氵 water
难 difficult

How to find 滩 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “water” + “difficult”. 滩 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 滩 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.