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炭
tàn
carbon, charcoal, coal
🔤 Pictophonetic:
灰 (ashes) provides meaning, 山 provides pronunciation
Words Using 炭 (35)
Character
Pinyin
Definition
HSK
煤炭
méitàn
coal
5
煤炭
méitàn
coal
炭
tàn
wood charcoal / coal
炭
tàn
wood charcoal / coal
木炭
mùtàn
charcoal
木炭
mùtàn
charcoal
涂炭
tútàn
extreme distress / in utter misery
涂炭
tútàn
extreme distress / in utter misery
火炭
huǒtàn
live coal / ember / burning coals
火炭
huǒtàn
live coal / ember / burning coals
火炭
HuǒTàn
Fo Tan (area in Hong Kong)
火炭
HuǒTàn
Fo Tan (area in Hong Kong)
活性炭
huóxìngtàn
activated carbon
活性炭
huóxìngtàn
activated carbon
泥炭藓
nítànxiǎn
matted sphagnum moss (Sphagnum palustre)
泥炭藓
nítànxiǎn
matted sphagnum moss (Sphagnum palustre)
泥炭
nítàn
peat
泥炭
nítàn
peat
冰炭不言，冷热自明
bīngtànbùyán,lěngrèzìmíng
ice or coals, whether hot or cold goes without saying (idiom); fig. sincerity is not expressed in words
冰炭不言，冷热自明
bīngtànbùyán,lěngrèzìmíng
ice or coals, whether hot or cold goes without saying (idiom); fig. sincerity is not expressed in words
Component Breakdown
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⿱山灰
i
Component Tree i
huī
灰
ashes; dust; lime, mortar
💡 Ideographic:
The remains of a fire 火; 火 also provides the pronunciation
6 strokes
HSK 5
unknown
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Unknown component - strokes not mapped to a known radical
2 strokes