tàn

technical
common
noun

Meaning of 木炭

木炭 means charcoal; a porous, hard carbonaceous material made by dry distillation of wood. Pronounced mù tàn.

  • charcoal; a porous, hard carbonaceous material made by dry distillation of wood

Definitions & Examples

men
yòng
tàn
lái
shēng
huǒ
shāo
kǎo
 

We use charcoal to start a fire for grilling.

Zhè
ge
guò
shǐ使
yòng
le
huó
xìng
tàn
 

This filter uses activated charcoal.

dài
de
huǒ
yào
hán
yǒu
tàn
fěn
 

Ancient gunpowder contained charcoal powder.

Huà
jiā
yòng
tàn
tiáo
huà
miáo
 

Artists use charcoal sticks for sketching.

Relations

Measure Words

/ kuài
Primary
/ jīn
/ dài
/ gēn