栴

栴 · zhān

sandalwood

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Meanings & readings

Meaning & readings

Mandarin
zhān
Cantonese
zin1
Definition source
Unihan kDefinition

sandalwood

Dictionary definitions & readings

栴 zhān · used in 栴檀 zhān tán

CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG · 2026-10-13 · CC BY-SA 4.0

Readings & dictionary references

HDZ · Mandarin readings and locators
21200.050:zhān Source property ↗
TGHZ 2013 · Mandarin readings and locators
464.130:zhān Source property ↗
Japanese · kana
セン Source property ↗
Korean · Hangul
전:1N Source property ↗
Fanqie pairs
諸延 Source property ↗
Cangjie input code
DOBY Source property ↗
Four-corner lookup codes
4894.7 Source property ↗
Kangxi · dictionary positions
0523.240 Source property ↗
Song Ben Guang Yun · dictionary positions
138.02 Source property ↗

Form & structure

Writing & identity

Unicode
U+6834
Radical
木 · 75
Strokes
10
Residual strokes
6
Standard list
通用规范汉字表 · level 3 · #6962

Source record, not an individually reviewed etymological dossier.

Stroke order

10 strokes
栴
Strokes
10
Convention
PRC · Make Me a Hanzi

10 strokes in writing order. Play to watch them, or Step through one at a time.

Modern stroke order; regional conventions can differ. Stroke medians: Make Me a Hanzi via HanziLookupJS, drawn as an even pen line.

Words & connections

Dictionary & examples

History & distinctions

Related forms

No simplified/traditional variant assertion retained.

Historical readings

Middle Chinese
tsyen · 諸延 · 山開三平仙章 · #604

PHONO-ML, source line 4911; CC BY 4.0. Source-generated reading categories, not modern pronunciation. Attribution & limitations.

Sources & reference

Evidence

Unihan 17.0.0 · Unicode License V3 · Official-list coverage

Exact Unihan properties
kCihaiT
697.110
kDaeJaweon
0912.030
kHanYu
21200.050
kIRGDaeJaweon
0912.030
kIRGHanyuDaZidian
21200.050
kIRGKangXi
0523.240
kKangXi
0523.240
kMorohashi
14737 14737:E0101
kSBGY
138.02
kCangjie
DOBY
kFourCornerCode
4894.7
kMojiJoho
MJ013869 MJ013869:E0101 MJ013870:E0102
kPhonetic
184 1295
kUnihanCore2020
GHJMT
kIICore
AJ
kIRG_GSource
G5-436B
kIRG_HSource
HB2-D1EA
kIRG_JSource
J0-4073
kIRG_KSource
K1-6B7C
kIRG_TSource
T2-2F6C
kRSUnicode
75.6
kTotalStrokes
10
kBigFive
D1EA
kCCCII
223C58
kCNS1986
2-2F6C
kCNS1992
2-2F6C
kEACC
223C58
kGB5
3575
kJis0
3283
kKoreanName
2015
kTGH
2013:6962
kXerox
301:246
kRSAdobe_Japan1_6
C+2711+75.4.6
kCantonese
zin1
kDefinition
sandalwood
kFanqie
諸延
kHangul
전:1N
kHanyuPinyin
21200.050:zhān
kJapanese
セン
kJapaneseOn
SEN
kKorean
CEN
kMandarin
zhān
kTGHZ2013
464.130:zhān

Sentences in context

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Structure & connections

0.10
2dictionary records using 栴0forms using this shape1attributed sound links
⿰ Left / right
⿱ Above / below

Shape description
木 beside (𠂉 above 丹) · the shape used in China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan, South Korea
Source notation ^⿰木⿱𠂉丹$(GHTJK)
BabelStone · 2025-06-27. Encoded shape and region tags; graphical analysis does not establish historical function.

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Retained descriptions & scope

^⿰木⿱𠂉丹$(GHTJK)

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