壇 (taan4 | tan2) : altar; forum; professional circles

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壇

taan4

tan2

[1] altar; temple; flower terrace
[2] forum; platform; arena
[3] professional circles
[4] triad organization

Stroke count: 16

Level: 3

Radical: 土 (#32)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

壇 / 坛

This word has been viewed 9944 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 21st Apr 2014 02:06

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文壇 man4 taan4 wen2 tan2 = literary circles

論壇 leon6 taan4 lun4 tan2 = forum (for discussion)

政壇 zing3 taan4 = political world/circles

樂壇 ngok6 taan4 yue4 tan2 = stage; music circles

醮壇 ziu3 taan4 = a temporary altar for prayer

天壇 tin1 taan4 tian1 tan2 = the Temple of Heaven

社壇 se5 taan4 = shrine of the Earth God

劇壇 kek6 taan4 ju4 tan2 = the world of Chinese opera; theatrical circles

影壇 jing2 taan4 ying3 tan2 = movie circle; in the realm of show business; moviedom

祭壇 zai3 taan4 ji4 tan2 = altar

聖壇 sing3 taan4 sheng4 tan2 = an altar

歌壇 go1 taan4 ge1 tan2 = music world

地壇 dei6 taan4 di4 tan2 = Temple of Earth (in Beijing)

花壇鄉 faa1 taan4 hoeng1 hua1 tan2 xiang1 = Huatan (village in Taiwan)

金壇 gam1 taan4 jin1 tan2 = Jintan (city in Jiangsu)

香港發展論壇 hoeng1 gong2 faat3 zin2 leon6 taan4 = Hong Kong Development Forum

世界經濟論壇 sai3 gaai3 ging1 zai3 leon6 taan4 = World Economic Forum

國際先驅論壇報 gwok3 zai3 sin1 keoi1 leon6 taan4 bou3 = International Herald Tribune

芝加哥論壇報 zi1 gaa1 go1 leon6 taan4 bou3 = Chicago Tribune

天壇大佛 tin1 taan4 daai6 fat6 = Tian Tan Big Buddha statue

東盟地區論壇 dung1 mang4 dei6 keoi1 leon6 taan4 dong1 meng2 di4 qu1 lun4 tan2 = The ASEAN Regional Forum

高峰論壇 gou1 fung1 leon6 taan4 gao1 feng1 lun4 tan2 = summit (forum) (common formation)

博鰲亞洲論壇 bok3 ngou4 aa3 zau1 leon6 taan4 bo2 ao2 ya4 zhou1 lun4 tan2 = Boao Forum for Asia (common formation)

杏壇 hang6 taan4 xing4 tan2 = the teaching profession

數碼娛樂領袖論壇 sou3 maa5 jyu4 lok6 ling5 zau6 leon6 taan4 = the Digital Entertainment Leadership Forum

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呢壇嘢要從長計議，小心駛得晚年船呀粵
We must consider this matter more carefully; being cautious will help us go a long way.

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Decimal representation of this word: 壇
Unicode code for this character: U+58c7 (off-site link)

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