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檀
tán
1. sandalwood
2. hardwood
3. purple-red
✏️ 17 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

檀
tán
sandalwood, hardwood; surname
17 丶

Compound Words (9)

旃檀
zhāntán
sandalwood (loanword from Sanskrit "candana")
栴檀
zhāntán
sandalwood
檀君
Tánjūn
Tangun, legendary founder of Korea in 2333 BC
檀香
tánxiāng
sandalwood
紫檀
zǐtán
red sandalwood
青檀
qīngtán
blue sandalwood (Pteroceltis tatarinowii Maxim), the bark of which is used to manufacture [[宣紙|宣纸]]
檀君王
Tánjūnwáng
Tangun, legendary founder of Korea in 2333 BC
青檀树
qīngtánshù
blue sandalwood (Pteroceltis tatarinowii Maxim), the bark of which is used to manufacture [[宣紙|宣纸]]
檀香山
Tánxiāngshān
Honolulu, capital of Hawaii

Alternate Entries

檀
Tán
surname Tan

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Character Frequency Rank
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