檀
Ancient forms
1 formGlyphs: Wikimedia Commons, public domain.
Meaning
tán tan2
- sandalwood
- hardwood
- purple-red
- surname Tan
Words with 檀
- 檀香 tánxiāng sandalwood
- 青檀 qīngtán blue 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 zǐtán red sandalwood
- 旃檀 zhāntán sandalwood (loanword from Sanskrit "candana")
- 栴檀 zhāntán sandalwood
- 青檀树 qīngtánshù blue sandalwood (Pteroceltis tatarinowii Maxim), the bark of which is used to manufacture 宣紙|宣纸
- 微凹黄檀 wēiāohuángtán cocobolo (Dalbergia retusa)
- 檀君 Tánjūn Tangun, legendary founder of Korea in 2333 BC
- 檀香山 Tánxiāngshān Honolulu, capital of Hawaii
- 檀君王 Tánjūnwáng Tangun, legendary founder of Korea in 2333 BC