| 1 | 青檀 | 青檀 | qīng tán | qing1 tan2 | blue sandalwood (Pteroceltis tatarinowii Maxim), the bark of which is used to manufacture 宣纸 | | |
| 2 | 青檀树 | 青檀樹 | qīng tán shù | qing1 tan2 shu4 | blue sandalwood (Pteroceltis tatarinowii Maxim), the bark of which is used to manufacture 宣纸 | | |
| 3 | 檀 | 檀 | tán | Tan2 | sandalwood; hardwood; purple-red; surname Tan | | |
| 4 | 檀君 | 檀君 | tán jūn | Tan2 jun1 | Tangun, legendary founder of Korea in 2333 BC | | |
| 5 | 檀君王 | 檀君王 | tán jūn wáng | Tan2 jun1 wang2 | Tangun, legendary founder of Korea in 2333 BC | | |
| 6 | 檀口樱唇 | 檀口櫻唇 | tán kǒu yīng chún | tan2 kou3 ying1 chun2 | small and reddish mouth of a woman (idiom) | | |
| 7 | 檀香 | 檀香 | tán xiāng | tan2 xiang1 | sandalwood | | |
| 8 | 檀香山 | 檀香山 | tán xiāng shān | Tan2 xiang1 shan1 | Honolulu, capital of Hawaii; also transliterated as 火奴鲁鲁 | | |
| 9 | 檀越 | 檀越 | tán yuè | tan2 yue4 | (Buddhism) benefactor (designation of a lay person by a monk) | | |
| 10 | 微凹黄檀 | 微凹黃檀 | wēi āo huáng tán | wei1 ao1 huang2 tan2 | cocobolo (Dalbergia retusa) | | |
| 11 | 旃檀 | 旃檀 | zhān tán | zhan1 tan2 | sandalwood; sandalwood (loanword from Sanskrit "candana") | | |
| 12 | 紫檀 | 紫檀 | zǐ tán | zi3 tan2 | red sandalwood | | |