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坛
壇
tán
1. altar
Common • Top 9%

Character Breakdown (Single character)

坛
tán
altar; arena; examination hall
HSK 6 7 丶

Compound Words (20)

剧坛
jùtán
the world of Chinese opera
地坛
Dìtán
Temple of Earth (in Beijing)
天坛
Tiāntán
Temple of Heaven (in Beijing)
影坛
yǐngtán
moviedom
戒坛
jiètán
the place for monastic vows (e.g. altar)
政坛
zhèngtán
political circles
文坛
wéntán
literary circles
书坛
shūtán
the calligraphic community
棒坛
bàngtán
baseball circles
乐坛
yuètán
music circles
歌坛
gētán
singing stage
武坛
wǔtán
martial arts circles
画坛
huàtán
painting world
祭坛
jìtán
altar
坛子
tánzi
jug (earthenware with a big belly and a small opening)
花坛
Huātán
Huatan township in Changhua county [[彰化縣|彰化县<Zhānghuàxiàn>]], Taiwan
花坛
huātán
flower terrace
艺坛
yìtán
art circles
诗坛
shītán
poetry circles
论坛
lùntán
forum (for discussion)
HSK 6

Alternate Entries

坛
tán
earthen jar

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
6
Character Frequency Rank
1,805
Word Frequency Rank
7,823 of 84,292

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