Home › Words › Z › zitanzitanzitan · noun — wood of a red sandalwood tree (Pterocarpus santalinus).Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, zitan ranks #23,751 of 43,201 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 紫檀 (zǐtán).nounWood of a red sandalwood tree (Pterocarpus santalinus).Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).