Memory phrase for the character: 坛

坛

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Meaning

earthen jar, altar

Pronunciation

tán

Explanation

 Left: earth 土, right: cloud 云 (= They can be arranged in layers 二 and form vortices/eddies 厶)

Mnemonic
 
It is made of earth (=clay) and it is made for the (water from the) cloud: the jar.

Radicals

土 earth, groundPay attention to the length of the upper line. If it is longer, it means scholar 士.
云 cloud, fogThey can be arranged in layers 二 and form vortices/eddies 厶: the clouds.




 Vocabulary

坛子 tán zi  jug (earthenware with a big belly and a small opening)
讲坛 jiǎng tán  a platform (to speak)
天坛 tiān tán  Temple of Heaven (in Beijing)
天坛 tiān tán  

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