Unicode: U+6A80

Pinyin: tán shàn

Definition

* 落叶乔木,木质坚硬,用于制家具、乐器(亦称"青檀")。 * 浅绛色。 ~口(形容红艳的嘴唇)。 * 〔~香〕常绿乔木,产在热带及亚热带,木质坚硬,有香气,可制器物及香料,又可入药。 * 〔紫~〕常绿乔木,木材坚硬,带红色,可制贵重家具或工艺品。 * 姓

sandalwood, hardwood; surname

Structure

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Precursors

Oracle Bone Script
c. 1300–1050 BCE (Late Shang)
Inscriptions carved on turtle plastrons and animal bones for divination and record-keeping in the late Shang royal court; the oldest large attested corpus of written Chinese.Wikipedia ->
42_EB10
Small Seal Script
Standardized 221–206 BCE (Qin); developed earlier in Qin
The standardized seal script promulgated after Qin’s unification, based on earlier Qin seal forms and used as an empire-wide norm.Wikipedia ->
27_6A80
Clerical Script
c. 300 BCE–220 CE (emerged late Warring States/Qin; dominant Han)
A practical script that evolved from late Warring States/Qin writing; it matured and became dominant in the Han dynasty, favoring faster, more rectilinear strokes.Wikipedia ->
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Last Modified: 2026-01-29 11:48 UTC