tàn

HSK 7-9
common
technical
noun

Meaning of

碳 means carbon (chemical element); carbon-based materials. Pronounced tàn. HSK 7-9.

  • carbon (chemical element)
  • carbon-based materials

Character Info

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Components

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Definitions & Examples

Tàn
de
huà
xué
hào
shì
CC
 

The chemical symbol for carbon is C.

Jīn
gāng
shí
shí
dōu
shì
tàn
de
tóng
xíng
 

Diamond and graphite are allotropes of carbon.

Èr
yǎng
huà
tàn
hán
yǒu
tàn
yuán
 

Carbon dioxide contains carbon elements.

Zhí
tōng
guò
guāng
zuò
yòng
shōu
èr
yǎng
huà
tàn
zhōng
de
tàn
 

Plants absorb carbon from carbon dioxide through photosynthesis.

Méi
tàn
de
zhǔ
yào
chéng
fèn
shì
tàn
 

The main component of coal is carbon.