檀
Ancient forms
1 form- Small sealQin–Han
- 檀RegularToday
Glyphs: Wikimedia Commons, public domain.
Meaning
tán tan2
- sandalwood
- hardwood
- purple-red
Tán tan2
- surname Tan
Words with 檀
- 檀香tánxiāngsandalwood
- 青檀qīngtánblue sandalwood (Pteroceltis tatarinowii Maxim), the bark of which is used to manufacture 宣紙|宣纸
- 檀越tányuè(Buddhism) benefactor (designation of a lay person by a monk)
- 紫檀zǐtánred sandalwood
- 旃檀zhāntánsandalwood (loanword from Sanskrit "candana")
- 栴檀zhāntánsandalwood
- 青檀树qīngtánshùblue sandalwood (Pteroceltis tatarinowii Maxim), the bark of which is used to manufacture 宣紙|宣纸
- 微凹黄檀wēiāohuángtáncocobolo (Dalbergia retusa)
- 檀君TánjūnTangun, legendary founder of Korea in 2333 BC
- 檀香山TánxiāngshānHonolulu, capital of Hawaii
- 檀君王TánjūnwángTangun, legendary founder of Korea in 2333 BC