tàn

HSK 7-9
common
noun

Meaning of

炭 means charcoal; wood charcoal; charcoal-like substance (medicinal). Pronounced tàn. HSK 7-9.

  • charcoal; wood charcoal
  • charcoal-like substance (medicinal)
  • coal (dialect)

Character Info

Radical
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Components

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

Dōng
tiān
běi
fāng
hěn
duō
rén
huān
shāo
tàn
nuǎn
 

In winter, many people in the north like to burn charcoal for warmth.

Zhè
miáo
shì
yòng
tàn
huà
de
 

This sketch was drawn with a charcoal pencil.

men
zài
wài
shāo
kǎo
shí
yào
zhǔn
bèi
xiē
tàn
 

We need to prepare some charcoal when we barbecue outdoors.

Huó
xìng
tàn
yòng
lái
guò
shuǐ
zhōng
de
zhì
 

Activated carbon can be used to filter impurities from water.

Tàn
pén
de
huǒ
jiàn
jiàn
miè
le
 

The fire in the charcoal brazier gradually died out.