檀

tán

noun #38,971

Meanings

房间里弥漫着安神的檀香。

Fángjiān lǐ mímàn zhe ānshén de tánxiāng.

The room was filled with the calming scent of sandalwood.

这串手链是用紫檀雕成的。

Zhè chuàn shǒuliàn shì yòng zǐtán diāo chéng de.

This bracelet is carved from red sandalwood.

culture

Common in 檀香 (tánxiāng, sandalwood, used in incense) and 紫檀 (zǐtán, red sandalwood), a prized dark hardwood for fine furniture. It is also a surname.

radical

木 mù

wood; tree

The wood radical 木 on the left marks this as a type of tree, here the fragrant, hard sandalwood.

phonetic

亶 dǎn

phonetic element

The right side is read dǎn and serves as the sound element, with the reading shifted to tán. The same phonetic appears in 坛 and 颤.

檀 tán