FEEDBACK

Meaning of 炭

Lookup via: Pinyin | Radicals
HSK 5
Pinyin: tàn
English Definition: wood charcoal; coal
Chinese Definition:
①把木材和空气隔绝,加高热烧成的一种黑色燃料:木炭。炭素。炭笔。炭画。
②像炭的东西:山楂炭。
③煤:石炭。焦炭。泥炭。
Total strokes: 9; Radical:
Pictophonetic: indicates the sound; (ashes) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
  • Above to below
Similar Characters:
Step by Step Stroke Sequence: Download Customize Pin it
Stroke order image for Chinese character 炭
Example Words
煤炭HSK 5 méi tàn coal
焦炭 jiāo tàn coke (processed coal used in blast furnace)
雪中送炭 xuě zhōng sòng tàn lit. to send charcoal in snowy weather (idiom); fig. to provide help in sb's hour of need
炭疽 tàn anthrax; bacillus
木炭 tàn charcoal
More:炭* | *炭 | *炭*
Example Sentences
1
Coke consists mainly of carbon.
2
使
The miners excavated the coal using traditional manual methods.
3
Our company uses natural gas instead of coal to protect the environment.
4
Recently, the country announced that it will gradually reduce its dependence on coal.
5
In order to generate enough electricity, the power plant requires a large amount of coal each year.