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altar

HSK 10 N1
shàn, tán
ダン、タン
Components
Traditional (壇)
earth+ real =
altar
Meaning component
earth
soil, earth
earth
Phonetic component
dǎn real
sincere
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Simplified (坛)
earth+ utter =
altar
Meaning component
earth
soil, earth
Phonetic component
yún utter
(classical) to say
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Notes
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Seal Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Seal
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Regular
Modern
Chinese
/ [tán]
platform; rostrum; altar
Japanese
だん 同音

noun

  1. platform; podium; rostrum; pulpit
  2. (ceremonial) mound
  3. archaic mandala

n-suf

  1. world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
いじま
Ijima unclassified name
いた
Ita unclassified name
いだ
Ida unclassified name
いのしま
Inoshima unclassified name
いのじま
Inojima unclassified name
いのた
Inota unclassified name
いのだ
Inoda unclassified name
だん
Dan surnamegiven name
まゆみ
Mayumi given name