坛

See also: 壇 and 罈

Translingual

Glyph origin

Simplified from 壜 (曇 → 云)

Han character

坛 (Kangxi radical 32, 土+4, 7 strokes, cangjie input 土一一戈 (GMMI), composition ⿰土云)

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: not present, would follow page 226, character 10
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 421, character 9
• Unihan data for U+575B

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Chinese

Etymology 1

For pronunciation and definitions of 坛 – see 壇 (“altar; raised plot of land for planting flowers, etc.; etc.”). (This character is the simplified form of 壇).

Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

Etymology 2

For pronunciation and definitions of 坛 – see 罈 (“earthenware jar; jug”). (This character is the simplified form of 罈).

Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.