Chinese symbol for “shoals”
险滩
xiǎn tān
Traditional: 險灘
shoals; rapids; treacherous section of a river
The closest CC-CEDICT match for shoals is 险滩 (xiǎn tān), defined as: shoals; rapids; treacherous section of a river.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Related words
Other words that share a character with 险滩.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 危险 (危險) | wēi xiǎn | danger; dangerous |
| 风险 (風險) | fēng xiǎn | risk; hazard |
| 保险 (保險) | bǎo xiǎn | insurance; to insure |
| 冒险 (冒險) | mào xiǎn | to take risks; to take chances |
| 探险 (探險) | tàn xiǎn | to explore; to go on an expedition |
| 医疗保险 (醫療保險) | yī liáo bǎo xiǎn | medical insurance |
| 海滩 (海灘) | hǎi tān | beach; measure word: 片 (piàn) |
| 沙滩 (沙灘) | shā tān | beach; sandy shore |
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.