Taxonomy of meanings for 潭:　　

  • 潭 yǐn (OC: k-lumʔ MC: jim) 以荏切 上 廣韻：【潭濼水動揺皃以荏切又徒南切一 】
  • 潭 tán (OC: ɡ-loom MC: dəm) 徒含切 平 廣韻：【水名出武陵郡潭成縣東入鬱林又深水皃 】

    Additional information about 潭

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    • LAKE

      1. The current general word for a lake of any shape or kind is hú 湖, but that term does exclude the ocean.

      2.. Yuān 淵 refers to a very deep pool.

      3. Zé 澤 refers to a large natural lake (and also to the marshy landscape around such a lake).

      4. Hǎi 海 can, from Han times onwards, come to refer to large lakes.

      5. Tán 潭 is a small but rather deep (typically natural) pool.

      8. Shǔ 藪 refers to a large shallow lake rich in water plants.

    • ABYSS

      [POETIC/PROSAIC]

      1. The general poetic word for a deep and threatening watery abyss is yuān 淵.

      [POETIC]

      2. Tán 潭 is also refers to a deep and threatening watery abyss.

      3. Huò 壑 can refer to a steep deep valley or abyss. The distinction with VALLEY is often unclear.

      [PROSAIC]