platform / rostrum / altar

= + : Tecumseh (t) set up an altar (坛) made of clay (土) in the anthill's kitchen (an2) to be used as a forum (坛). He prepared his entrance very well: before stepping out to the crowd he dispenses clouds (云) from an earthen jar (坛) so that it appears that he is stepping out of nowhere.

壇 character breakdown

surname Dan
sincere

= + + : Mnemonic symbol: to bow and show how earnest you mean it.

Don Quixote (d) ordered a beer at the bar in the anthill (an3). The barkeeper questions whether or not Don Quixote will return (回) the mug (旦) after he finishes his beer, so Don Quixote bows and shows how sincere (亶) he is by handing over his beret (亠) as security deposit.
Tu (ethnic group) / surname Tu
earth / dust / clay / local / indigenous / crude opium / unsophisticated / one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音[ba1 yin1]

= + : Tommy Turtle (tu) wants to fix a cross (十) on a flute (一) in the space station's living room (Ø3). He uses dust and clay (土) to hold them together.

Characters with 壇 as component

壇 is not used as a component in another character.

Words with 壇

political circles
music circles / music world
singing stage / music business (esp. pop music)
moviedom / the world of movies / film circles
decorative mass planting of flowers and shrubs, often bounded by a low masonry border, and often part of a streetscape
Huatan Township in Changhua County 彰化縣|彰化县[Zhang1 hua4 Xian4], Taiwan
literary circles
Temple of Heaven (in Beijing)
painting world / painting circles
the calligraphic community
baseball circles / baseball world
Temple of Earth (in Beijing)
martial arts circles
the world of Chinese opera / theatrical circles
ordination platform in a Buddhist temple

Sentences with 壇

壇 currently does not appear in any sentence.