GGood Chinese Name

Chinese surname · rank 56

谭

谭 is read as tán.

Pinyin

tán

Script forms

Simplified 谭 · Traditional 譚

Basic meaning

talk

Five element

Fire

Origin

Time: Western Zhou to Spring and Autumn Tan-state tradition; Western Zhou to Spring and Autumn tradition, 1046-476 BCE

Place: Tan state, commonly associated with today's Zhangqiu area, Shandong Province

Origin note

A major Tan surname tradition traces the name to the ancient state of Tan in Shandong. After Tan was destroyed by Qi, descendants and state people are said to have used Tan as a surname.

Historical figures

谭嗣同 (Tan Sitong)

1865-1898 CE · reformer

A key figure of the Hundred Days' Reform and one of its famous martyrs.

谭延闿 (Tan Yankai)

1880-1930 CE · political figure

A Republican-era political figure and calligrapher.

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