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炭

tàn

carbon, charcoal, coal

🔤 Pictophonetic: 灰 (ashes) provides meaning, 山 provides pronunciation
HSK 5 9 strokes Common (24%)
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Component Breakdown

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山
shān
mountain, hill, peak
灰
huī
ashes; dust; lime, mortar
⿱山灰 i

Stroke Order

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Component Tree i

shān
山
mountain, hill, peak
📷 Pictographic: Three mountain peaks
3 strokes HSK 3
huī
灰
ashes; dust; lime, mortar
💡 Ideographic: The remains of a fire 火; 火 also provides the pronunciation
6 strokes HSK 5

Words Using 炭 (35)

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