壇 = 土 + 亶

壇 is a traditional Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “altar”. It is built from 土 (soil) and 亶 (sincere).

Keyword: altar
Pinyin (Mandarin): tán
Script: Traditional chinese hanzi
Also known as: жертвенник
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji: 壇 podium

Decomposition

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土 soil
亶 sincere

How to find 壇 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “soil” + “sincere”. 壇 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 壇 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.