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Animated Stroke Order 坛

Watch the stroke order, then trace it yourself.

How to write 坛 — animated stroke order

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 坛

坛 stroke order diagram

3.

Character Breakdown

Left-Right

坛=土earth+云cloud

An altar or platform made of earth (土) for rituals, often associated with clouds or mist (云) — a ceremonial altar.

4.

Free Printable Handwriting Practice with Stroke Order: 坛

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5.

HSK Vocabulary: 坛

HSK words that contain this character.

论坛

lùn tán

forum

6.

Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 坛 is used in context

gōng公

yuán园

lǐ里

de的

huā花

tán坛

hěn

Information

Pinyintán

Meaningaltar

Strokes7

Radical土

Traditional壇

StructureLeft-Right

Frequency#1579

Zhuyinㄊㄢˊ

UnicodeU+575B

CangjieGJMI

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很

piào漂

liang亮

。

The flower bed in the park is very beautiful.

tiān天

tán坛

shì是

běi北

jīng京

de的

zhù著

míng名

jǐng景

diǎn点

。

The Temple of Heaven is a famous attraction in Beijing.

zhè这

ge个

lùn论

tán坛

yǒu有

hěn很

duō多

zhuān专

yè业

rén人

shì士

。

This forum has many professionals.

yuàn院

zi子

zhōng中

jiān间

yǒu有

yí一

gè个

jì祭

tán坛

。

There is an altar in the middle of the courtyard.

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