檀
Meanings
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- 1.sandalwood
- 2.hardwood
- 3.purple-red
- 1.surname Tan
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Wiktionary
- 1.Name of several kind of plants, including:
- 2.紫檀 (zǐtán, “Pterocarpus indicus”)
- 3.青檀 (“Pteroceltis tatarinowii”)
- 4.黃檀／黄檀 (huángtán, “Dalbergia hupeana”)
- 5.purple-red
- 6.a surname
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Etymology
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *daːn): semantic 木 + phonetic 亶 (OC *taːnʔ).
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Components
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Derived terms
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Related words
檀君 Tangun, legendary founder of Korea in 2333 BC旃檀 sandalwood (loanword from Sanskrit "candana")檀越 (Buddhism) benefactor (designation of a lay person by a monk)青檀 blue sandalwood (Pteroceltis tatarinowii Maxim), the bark of which is used to manufacture 宣纸紫檀 red sandalwood檀中 see 膻中[dàn zhōng]檀香 sandalwood栴檀 sandalwood青檀树 blue sandalwood (Pteroceltis tatarinowii Maxim), the bark of which is used to manufacture 宣纸檀香山 Honolulu, capital of Hawaii檀君王 Tangun, legendary founder of Korea in 2333 BC微凹黄檀 cocobolo (Dalbergia retusa)