Etymology

zitan

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Today it means: Wood of a red sandalwood tree (Pterocarpus santalinus). Full definition →

Mandarin 紫檀
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The story

  1. Mandarin · borrowed from紫檀
  2. English todayzitan

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 紫檀 (zǐtán).

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