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贪婪

Traditional: 貪婪

tān lán

HSK 3.0 · 7–9HSK 2.0 · 6

tān lán · taam1 laam4 (Jyutping)

  1. avaricious
  2. greedy
  3. rapacious
  4. insatiable
  5. avid

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

贪

Meaning
be greedy, covet; covetous
Radical
贝
Strokes
8
Components
⿱今贝
Cangjie
XOINO
Four-corner
8080

婪

Meaning
covet; covetous, avaricious
Radical
女
Strokes
11
Components
⿱林女
Cangjie
DDV
Four-corner
4440.4

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