五碳糖 wǔ tàn táng

five-carbon sugar; pentose

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. pentose (CH2O)5, monosaccharide with five carbon atoms, such as ribose 核糖hé táng

Characters

Character Meaning
五 wǔ HSK 1
five; 5
碳 tàn HSK 6
carbon (chemistry)
糖 táng HSK 4
sugar; candy; sweets