Word

炭 (tàn) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 7

炭 (tàn) is a Chinese word: charcoal. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 炭

名 míng noun

charcoal

我们用炭来烤肉。

wǒ men yòng tàn lái kǎo ròu

We use charcoal to grill meat.

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Word breakdown

炭 tàn — charcoal

Structure & writing
1 炭 tàn — charcoal, a fuel made by heating wood while cut off from air
炭 is a component in 1 characters

consists of

1.1 山 shān — mountain; hill
山 is a component in 33 characters
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1.2 灰 huī — ash; powder left after burning
灰 is a component in 2 characters

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