tiān​tán

Temple of Heaven

  • created sense approved 天坛/天壇 · tiān​tán · altar to heaven — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    天坛 / 天壇

    tiān​tán

    altar to heaven

    A high platform or altar used by ancient Chinese emperors to offer sacrifices to heaven and pray for good harvests

    天 (literal) → 天 · tiān · sky 坛 (literal) → 坛/壇 · tán · altar

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  • created sense approved 天坛/天壇 · tiān​tán · Temple of Heaven — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    天坛 / 天壇

    tiān​tán

    Temple of Heaven

    A specific historic religious complex in Beijing, used by Ming and Qing dynasty emperors

    天 (literal) → 天 · tiān · sky 坛 (literal) → 坛/壇 · tán · altar

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

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