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碳
tàn
1. carbon (chemistry)
Common • Top 8% ✏️ 14 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

碳
tàn
carbon
HSK 6 14 丶

Compound Words (20)

碳酸
tànsuān
carbonic acid
含碳
hántàn
carbonic
吸碳
xītàn
to absorb carbon
减碳
jiǎntàn
to reduce carbon emissions
渗碳
shèntàn
carburization
碳黑
tànhēi
soot
碳化
tànhuà
to carbonize
碳汇
tànhuì
carbon credits
碳链
tànliàn
carbon chain
碳粉
tànfěn
toner (laser printing)
吸碳存
xītàncún
carbon sink
七碳糖
qītàntáng
heptose (CH2O)7, monosaccharide with seven carbon atoms
四碳糖
sìtàntáng
tetrose (CH20)4, monosaccharide with four carbon atoms
碳隔离
tàngélí
carbon sequestration
碳酰氯
tànxiānlǚ
carbonyl chloride COCl2
碳减排
tànjiǎnpái
to reduce carbon emissions
碳酸岩
tànsuānyán
carbonate rock (geology)
碳化氢
tànhuàqīng
hydrocarbon
碳化物
tànhuàwù
carbide
碳化硅
tànhuàguī
silicon carbide

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
6
Character Frequency Rank
2,739
Word Frequency Rank
6,351 of 84,292

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