tǎ

溚

Character · NounTraditional塔

tar (archaic chemical term)

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Meanings

1 sense · 2 examples
1.

noun

tar; pitch (old chemical term for 焦油)

archaic

An archaic term used in early 20th-century Chinese chemistry to refer to tar, particularly coal tar. Now replaced by 焦油 in modern usage.

Zhè这
zhǒng种
huà化
hé合
wù物
zài在
gǔ古
dài代
bèi被
chēng称
wéi为
tǎ塔
 。

This compound was called 'ta' in ancient times.

Méi煤
tǎ塔
shì是
méi煤
jiāo焦
yóu油
de的
jiù旧
chēng称
 。

'Mei-ta' was the former name for coal tar.