Cantonese Index for Unihan. 2014.
tan — tan1 tannable, adj. /tan/, v., tanned, tanning, n., adj., tanner, tannest. v.t. 1. to convert (a hide) into leather, esp. by soaking or steeping in a bath prepared from tanbark or synthetically. 2. to make brown by exposure to ultraviolet rays,… … Universalium
tan — tan1 [tæn] v past tense and past participle tanned present participle tanning [Date: 900 1000; : Old French; Origin: tanner, from Medieval Latin tannare, from tanum; TAN2] 1.) [I and T] if you tan, or if the sun tans you, your skin becomes darker … Dictionary of contemporary English
tan — tan1 [ tæn ] noun * 1. ) count a SUNTAN: My tan is fading. a golden/deep tan 2. ) uncount a light brown color: What do you think of tan for the walls? tan tan 2 [ tæn ] adjective 1. ) light brown in color: a tan suit 2. ) AMERICAN someone who is… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
tan — tan1 noun 1》 a yellowish brown colour. 2》 a golden brown shade of skin developed by pale skinned people after exposure to the sun. 3》 (also tanbark) bark of oak or other trees, bruised and used as a source of tannin for converting hides into… … English new terms dictionary
tan — tan1 (De la onomat. tan). m. Sonido o eco que resulta del tambor u otro instrumento semejante, tocado a golpes. U. m. repetido. tan2 (Del fr. tan, y este del celta *tannos, roble, encina). m. Corteza de encina. tan3 (Apóc. de tanto). 1. adv. c. U … Diccionario de la lengua española
Wonton — Chinese|pic=Wonton 1.jpg|picc t=1. (Mandarin) 2. (Cantonese only) 3. s=1. (Mandarin) 2. (Cantonese only) 3. j=1. wan4 tan1 2. wan4 tan1 3. caau1 sau2 p=1. húntun 2. yúntūn 3. chāoshǒu i=IPA|/wɐn11 tʰɐn55/ l=1. Irregularly shaped dumpling 2. cloud … Wikipedia
Graphical timeline of our universe — This more than twenty billion years timeline of our universe shows the best scientific estimates of the occurrence of events since its beginning, up until anticipated events in the near future. Zero of the scale is the present day. A large step… … Wikipedia
Shaun Tan — (born 1974) is the illustrator and author of award winning children s books such as The Red Tree and The Lost Thing . Tan was born in Fremantle, Western Australia in 1974 and, after freelancing for some years from a studio at Mt. Lawley,… … Wikipedia
suntan — /sun tan /, n., v., suntanned, suntanning. n. 1. a browning or a brown color of the skin resulting from exposure to sunlight or a sunlamp; tan. 2. Also called mayfair tan, merida. a light to medium yellow brown. 3. Also called pastel orange. a… … Universalium
tanner — tanner1 /tan euhr/, n. a person whose occupation it is to tan hides. [bef. 1000; ME, OE tannere. See TAN1, ER1] tanner2 /tan euhr/, adj. comparative of tan1. tanner3 /tan euhr/, n. Brit. Slang … Universalium
tan — I (Voz onomatopéyica.) ► sustantivo masculino Sonido o eco producido al golpear el tambor, la campana u otro instrumento semejante. II (Del fr. tam < germ. tannos, roble.) ► sustantivo masculino BOTÁNICA Corteza de encina. III (Del lat. tam.)… … Enciclopedia Universal
