栴檀
zhān​tán

sandalwood

栴 zhān sandalwood

Phonosemantic compound. 木 represents the meaning and 旃 represents the sound.

Components

木
木 Meaning component
mù tree
旃
旃 SoundRemnant component
zhān silk banner with bent pole

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangtjan

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang

檀 tán, shàn sandalwood

Components

木
木 Meaning component
mù tree

tree

亶
亶 Sound component
dǎn, dàn, chán sincere

Character Evolution

Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Three Kingdoms (Wu) 222-280 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Jin 266-420 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangdaːn
Unicodedhɑn

說文解字

木也。从木亶聲。

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)