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炭
tàn
1. wood charcoal
2. coal
Common • Top 7% ✏️ 9 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

炭
tàn
carbon, charcoal, coal
HSK 5 9 丶

Compound Words (20)

黑炭
hēitàn
coal
涂炭
tútàn
extreme distress
木炭
mùtàn
charcoal
泥炭
nítàn
peat
火炭
HuǒTàn
Fo Tan (area in Hong Kong)
火炭
huǒtàn
live coal
炭焙
tànbèi
charcoal-roasted
炭疽
tànjū
anthrax
焦炭
jiāotàn
coke (processed coal used in blast furnace)
煤炭
méitàn
coal
HSK 5
烧炭
shāotàn
to manufacture charcoal
石炭
shítàn
coal (arch.)
艾炭
àitàn
carbonized mugwort leaf (TCM)
骨炭
gǔtàn
bone black
炭疽病
tànjūbìng
anthrax
无烟炭
wúyāntàn
smokeless coal
卖炭翁
MàiTànWēng
The Old Charcoal Seller, poem by Tang poet Bai Juyi [[白居易<BáiJūyì>]]
石炭井
Shítànjǐng
Shitanjing subdistrict of Dawukou district [[大武口區|大武口区<Dàwǔkǒuqū>]] of Shizuishan city [[石嘴山市<Shízuǐshānshì>]], Ningxia
石炭系
shítànxì
carboniferous system
泥炭藓
nítànxiǎn
matted sphagnum moss (Sphagnum palustre)

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
5
Character Frequency Rank
2,368
Word Frequency Rank
6,219 of 84,292

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