xiāngàn

香案

Word · Noun

incense table; altar table

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

noun

long table for placing incense burners; altar table

Traditionally found in temples, ancestral halls, and ceremonial spaces for holding incense burners during worship or rituals.

Dà大
diàn殿
zhōng中
yāng央
bǎi摆
fàng放
zhe着
yī一
zhāng张
xiāng香
àn案
 。

An incense table was placed in the center of the main hall.

Xiāng香
àn案
shàng上
gòng供
fèng奉
zhe着
xiāng香
lú炉
hé和
xiān鲜
huā花
 。

Incense burners and fresh flowers were offered on the altar table.

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Zǔ祖
xiān先
pái牌
wèi位
qián前
shè设
yǒu有
yī一
zuò座
diāo雕
huā花
xiāng香
àn案
 。

A carved incense table was set up in front of the ancestral tablets.