坛
HSK 7–9

坛 (tán): altar, arena, examination hall

tán

altar, arena, examination hall

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Pinyin

tán

HSK Level

Level 7

Characters

1

English Meaning

altar, arena, examination hall

How to Write 坛 (tán)

坛 is written in 7 strokes. Follow the stroke order below, drawing each highlighted stroke in turn.

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Origin of 坛

A phono-semantic compound: 土 (earth) carries the meaning, and 云 hints at the pronunciation.

What 坛 is Made Of

坛 is built from 2 components:

土soil, earth
云cloud

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Words Using 坛

Common Chinese words that contain 坛:

论坛

lùntán

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