炭

tàn

t+àn·4th tone

wood charcoal · coal

Radical: 火 Strokes: 9 HSK 7-9

Structure: Top-bottomFrequency: Common

Same radical

火灵烟灰灯炎烦灭烂烧炮灾

Same radical

火灵烟灰灯炎烦灭烂烧炮灾炉烛灶

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Character Decomposition

炭=山+灰

Etymology

ashes

Meanings

wood charcoal

coal

tàn

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Words with 炭 106 total

coal · charcoal · (of skin) darkly pigmented · charcoal (color) · bituminous coal (mining)黑炭hēi tàn bone black · animal charcoal骨炭gǔ tàn coke (processed coal used in blast furnace)焦炭jiāo tàn charcoal木炭mù tàn to manufacture charcoal · to burn charcoal (often a reference to suicide by carbon monoxide poisoning)烧炭shāo tàn peat泥炭ní tàn coal煤炭méi tàn coal (old)石炭shí tàn

Idioms with 炭 20 total Chain

as incompatible or irreconcilable as ice and hot coals冰炭不相容bīng tàn bù xiāng róng 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bīng tàn bù yán , lěng rè zì míng (idiom) lit. to lacquer one's body and swallow charcoal (to change appearance and voice) (idiom) · fig. to disguise oneself deliberately to avoid recognition漆身吞炭qī shēn tūn tàn people are in a terrible situation (idiom)生灵涂炭shēng líng tú tàn