炭 tàn

charcoal; coal; carbon

HSK 5 #2369

DEFINITIONS

  • charcoal
  • coal
  • carbon
  • wood charcoal
  • coal

STROKES

WORDS

煤炭 méi tàn
HSK 5
coal
炭疽 tàn jū anthrax; bacillus
泥炭 ní tàn peat
木炭 mù tàn charcoal
活性炭 huó xìng tàn activated carbon
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
焦炭 jiāo tàn coke (processed coal used in blast furnace)
黑炭 hēi tàn coal; charcoal; (of skin) darkly pigmented; charcoal (color); bituminous coal (mining)
烧炭 shāo tàn to manufacture charcoal; to burn charcoal (often a reference to suicide by carbon monoxide poisoning)
火炭 huǒ tàn Fo Tan (area in Hong Kong); live coal; ember; burning coals
生灵涂炭 shēng líng tú tàn people are in a terrible situation (idiom)
石炭纪 shí tàn jì Carboniferous (geological period 354-292m years ago)
石炭酸 shí tàn suān phenol C6H5OH; same as 苯酚
冰炭不相容 bīng tàn bù xiāng róng as incompatible or irreconcilable as ice and hot coals
冰炭不言，冷热自明 bīng tàn bù yán ， lěng rè zì míng ice or coals, whether hot or cold goes without saying (idiom); fig. sincerity is not expressed in words
冰炭不言，冷熱自明 bīng tàn bù yán ， lěng rè zì míng ice or coals, whether hot or cold goes without saying (idiom); fig. sincerity is not expressed in words
涂炭 tú tàn extreme distress; in utter misery
塗炭 tú tàn extreme distress; in utter misery
泥炭藓 ní tàn xiǎn matted sphagnum moss (Sphagnum palustre)
泥炭蘚 ní tàn xiǎn matted sphagnum moss (Sphagnum palustre)
炭焙 tàn bèi charcoal-roasted
炭疽杆菌 tàn jū gǎn jūn anthrax bacterium; Bacillus anthracis
炭疽桿菌 tàn jū gǎn jūn anthrax bacterium; Bacillus anthracis
炭疽热 tàn jū rè anthrax
炭疽熱 tàn jū rè anthrax
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