烧炭 shāo tàn

burn charcoal; commit suicide by charcoal

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 64787th word

Definitions

  1. 1. to burn charcoal (often a reference to suicide by carbon monoxide poisoning)
  2. 2. to manufacture charcoal

Characters

Character Meaning
烧 shāo HSK 3
to burn; to heat; to cook
炭 tàn HSK 5
coal; wood charcoal