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sandalwood

HSK 10 N1

Nature →Plants

Tán, tán

ダン、タン

まゆみ

단

Components

木 tree+ 亶 real =

檀 sandalwood

木 Meaning component

mù tree

tree

亶 Phonetic component

dǎn real

sincere

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Notes

Historical Evolution

Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle

(~1250-1000 BC)

Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical Wu (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)

Clerical

Wu (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)

Clerical Jin dynasty (266-420 AD)

Clerical

Jin dynasty (266-420 AD)

檀

Regular

Modern

Chinese

檀 [Tán]

surname Tan

檀 [tán]

sandalwood; hardwood; purple-red

Example Sentences

Japanese Names

檀いなわ

Inawa unclassified name

檀いのはな

Inohana unclassified name

檀いのばな

Inobana unclassified name

檀いはな

Ihana unclassified name

檀いばな

Ibana unclassified name

檀たん

Tan surname

檀だん

Dan surname

檀まゆみ

Mayumi female given namesurname

CHINESE WORDS (13)

檀香山 [Tánxiāngshān] #22,780

Honolulu, capital of Hawaii

檀香 [tánxiāng] #36,585

紫檀 [zǐtán] #30,895

檀越 [tányuè] #52,913

(Buddhism) benefactor (designation of a lay person by a monk)

檀君 [Tánjūn] #71,022

Tangun, legendary founder of Korea in 2333 BC

微凹黄檀 [wēi'āohuángtán]

cocobolo (Dalbergia retusa)

微凹黄檀 [wēi'āohuángtán]

cocobolo (Dalbergia retusa)

旃檀 [zhāntán]

sandalwood (loanword from Sanskrit "candana")

栴檀 [zhāntán]

檀君王 [Tánjūnwáng]

Tangun, legendary founder of Korea in 2333 BC

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JAPANESE WORDS (28)

⭐ 旦那 [だんな] #3,407

master (of a house, shop, etc.)

⭐ 仏壇 [ぶつだん] #23,811

Buddhist (household) altar

黒檀 [こくたん] #39,522

大旦那 [おおだんな] #42,850

(one's) father-in-law

檀家 [だんか] #53,265

family which supports a temple

白檀 [びゃくだん] #61,731

Indian sandalwood (Santalum album)

紫檀 [したん] #67,725

栴檀 [せんだん] #93,669

楝 [おうち] #113,264

檀徒 [だんと] #140,648

temple supporter

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KOREAN WORDS (1)