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貪 = 今 + 貝

貪 is a traditional Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “greedy”. It is built from 今 (now) and 貝 (sea shell). It appears as a component in 2 other characters in this index.

Keyword
greedy
Pinyin (Mandarin)
tān
Script
Traditional chinese hanzi
Also known as
greedy, covet, жадный, covet
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji
貪 covet

Decomposition

ids

  1. 今 now
  2. 貝 sea shell

Characters that contain 貪

How to find 貪 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “now” + “sea shell”. 貪 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 貪 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.