Usage of the character 檀
Tán
檀
[檀]
- surname Tan
tán
檀
[檀]
- sandalwood
- hardwood
- purple-red
Tánjūn
檀君
[檀君]
- Tangun, legendary founder of Korea in 2333 BC
tányuè
檀越
[檀越]
- (Buddhism) benefactor (designation of a lay person by a monk)
zǐtán
紫檀
[紫檀]
- red sandalwood
tánxiāng
檀香
[檀香]
- sandalwood
zhāntán
栴檀
[栴檀]
- sandalwood
zhāntán
旃檀
[旃檀]
- sandalwood (loanword from Sanskrit "candana")
qīngtán
青檀
[青檀]
- blue sandalwood (Pteroceltis tatarinowii Maxim), the bark of which is used to manufacture 宣紙／宣纸
Tánxiāngshān
檀香山
[檀香山]
- Honolulu, capital of Hawaii
- also transliterated as 火奴魯魯／火奴鲁鲁
Tánjūnwáng
檀君王
[檀君王]
- Tangun, legendary founder of Korea in 2333 BC
qīngtánshù
青檀树
[青檀樹]
- blue sandalwood (Pteroceltis tatarinowii Maxim), the bark of which is used to manufacture 宣紙／宣纸
wēi'āohuángtán
微凹黄檀
[微凹黃檀]
- cocobolo (Dalbergia retusa)