檀香山

Tánxiāngshān

noun #22,780

Meanings

1 Honolulu
2 capital city of Hawaii, USA

Characters

sandalwood / teak

fragrant / incense

Examples

HSK 5

檀香山是著名的旅游胜地。

Tánxiāngshān shì zhùmíng de lǚyóu shèngdì.

Honolulu is a famous tourist destination.

HSK 7-9

檀香山是夏威夷的首府。

Tánxiāngshān shì Xiàwēiyí de shǒufǔ.

Honolulu is the capital of Hawaii.

HSK 7-9

他在檀香山出生，后来移居大陆。

Tā zài Tánxiāngshān chūshēng, hòulái yíjū dàlù.

He was born in Honolulu and later moved to the mainland.

Tips

memory

檀香山 literally means Sandalwood Mountain (檀香 = sandalwood, 山 = mountain). Early Chinese immigrants named Honolulu after the fragrant sandalwood trade that once flourished in Hawaii.

Stroke Order

檀 tán

香 xiāng

山 shān