坛 (tán): altar, forum
坛 (tán) is a Chinese character meaning “altar, forum.” Classified as HSK Level 6 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 土 (semantic) and 云 (phonetic). It ranks #1789 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 坛 earth. Its radical form 土 (earth) appears in many related characters such as 在 (zài, to exist), 地 (dì, earth, ground), 场 (chǎng, field, place).
Definitions
- altar, forum
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 坛
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 祭坛 | jì tán | altar |
| 政坛 | zhèng tán | political circles |
| 坛子 | tán zi | jug (earthenware with a big belly and a small opening) |
| 乐坛 | yuè tán | music circles |
| 歌坛 | gē tán | singing stage |
| 花坛 | huā tán | decorative mass planting of flowers and shrubs, often bounded by a low masonry border, and often part of a streetscape |
| 影坛 | yǐng tán | moviedom |
| 体坛 | tǐ tán | sporting circles |
| 文坛 | wén tán | literary circles |
| 讲坛 | jiǎng tán | a platform (to speak) |
| 天坛 | tiān tán | Temple of Heaven (in Beijing) |
| 艺坛 | yì tán | art circles |
| 画坛 | huà tán | painting world |
| 世界经济论坛 | shì jiè jīng jì lùn tán | World Economic Forum |
| 国际先驱论坛报 | guó jì xiān qū lùn tán bào | International Herald Tribune |
坛 appears in 37 compound words: 3 as the first character, 78 as the last, and 19 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 坛 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Example Sentences
这个论坛聚集了很多行业专家，讨论非常有价值。
Zhè gè lùntán jùjí le hěn duō hángyè zhuānjiā, tǎolùn fēicháng yǒu jiàzhí.
This forum gathers many industry experts; the discussions are very valuable.
长城论坛丨坚持实践观点群众观点历史观点
cháng chéng lùn tán 丨 jiān chí shí jiàn guàn diǎn qún zhòng guàn diǎn lì shǐ guàn diǎn
Great Wall Forum丨Adhere to practical views, mass views, historical views
强军论坛丨把民主生活会开出高质量新气象
qiáng jūn lùn tán 丨 bǎ mín zhǔ shēng huó huì kāi chū gāo zhì liàng xīn qì xiàng
Strong Army Forum丨Open a high-quality new atmosphere for democratic life
全国唯一官帽土地公!花坛白沙坑“百年迎灯排”3/1 登场
quán guó wéi yī guān mào tǔ dì gōng ! huā tán bái shā kēng bǎi nián yíng dēng pái 3 1 dēng chǎng
The only official hat land public in the country! The "Centennial Lantern Row" in the flower bed white sandpit appeared on 3/1
军事论坛丨以简驭繁:用简单规则“智”胜未来
jūn shì lùn tán 丨 yǐ jiǎn yù fán yòng jiǎn dān guī zé zhì shèng wèi lái
Military Forum丨Simplicity Over Complexity: Using Simple Rules to Outwit the Future
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guó zhàn huì lùn tán cóng zì wèi quán dào zhì tiān quán zhōng rì dī guǐ wèi xīng jiào zhèn ( 蔡 . . .
National War Conference Forum" From the right of self-defense to the right to control the sky, China-Japan low-orbit satellites are called arrays (Cai...
穿过花园时，请勿践踏花坛。
Chuānguò huāyuán shí, qǐng wù jiàntà huātán.
Please don’t stomp on the flower beds when you walk through the garden.
京都以它的祭坛和寺院而闻名。
Jīngdū yǐ tā de jìtán hé sìyuàn ér wénmíng.
Kyoto is famous for its shrines and temples.
我在这些论坛上没有帐号。
Wǒ zài zhèxiē lùntán shàng méiyǒu zhànghào.
I do not have an account in these forums.
杂草完全占据了花坛。
Zácǎo wánquán zhànjù le huātán.
The weeds have completely overtaken the garden bed.
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