檀
檀
tán
sandalwood; hardwood; purple-red
Character Breakdown
Radical: 木 (no. 75)
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- sandalwood
- hardwood
- purple-red
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Words Containing 檀
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | HSK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 旃檀 | zhān tán | sandalwood (loanword from Sanskrit "candana") | |
| 栴檀 | zhān tán | sandalwood | |
| 檀君 | Tán jūn | Tangun, legendary founder of Korea in 2333 BC | |
| 檀越 | tán yuè | (Buddhism) benefactor (designation of a lay person by a monk) | |
| 檀香 | tán xiāng | sandalwood | |
| 紫檀 | zǐ tán | red sandalwood | |
| 青檀 | qīng tán | blue sandalwood (Pteroceltis tatarinowii Maxim), the bark of which is used to manufacture 宣紙|宣纸 |
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