created sense approved 天坛/天壇 · tiāntán · altar to heaven — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
天坛 / 天壇
tiāntán
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
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition
created sense approved 天坛/天壇 · tiāntán · Temple of Heaven — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
天坛 / 天壇
tiāntán
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