tán

noun
plant
material

Meaning of 紫檀

紫檀 means red sandalwood tree; evergreen tree with pinnate leaves; red sandalwood timber; hard reddish-brown wood. Pronounced zǐ tán.

  • red sandalwood tree; evergreen tree with pinnate leaves
  • red sandalwood timber; hard reddish-brown wood

Definitions & Examples

Zhè
tán
jīng
yǒu
sān
bǎi
nián
de
shǐ
le
 

This red sandalwood tree is already three hundred years old.

tán
yuán
chǎn
yìn
西
lái
西
děng
 

Red sandalwood is native to Indonesia, Malaysia, and other places.

Gōng
yuán
de
tán
kāi
huā
le
 
piàn
jīn
huáng
 

The red sandalwood trees in the park are blooming, a sea of golden yellow.

Measure Words

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Primary
/ zhǒng
/ kuài