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碳

Character

碳 tàn

HSK 7–9Character

carbon, a material found in coal, diamonds, and all living things

Radical
石
Strokes
14
Structure
Left–right
Parts
石炭
Traditional
碳
Frequency
#2082 most common character
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Meaning

tàn

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  1. carbon, a material found in coal, diamonds, and all living things
  2. carbon dioxide (as in 二氧化碳), a gas in the air

Examples

  • 空气里有一些二氧化碳。

    kōng qì lǐ yǒu yī xiē èr yǎng huà tàn

    There is some carbon dioxide in the air.

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  • 花需要二氧化碳。

    huā xū yào èr yǎng huà tàn

    Flowers need carbon dioxide.

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  • 钻石里有很多碳。

    zuàn shí lǐ yǒu hěn duō tàn

    There is a lot of carbon in diamonds.

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Stroke order

All 14 strokes

Speed

Practice writing 碳

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Words with 碳

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碳化tàn huàto carbonizeWord碳基tàn jīcarbon-basedWord碳水tàn shuǐ(coll.) carbohydrate; carbs (abbr. for 碳水化合物 (tàn shuǐ huà hé wù))Word碳汇tàn huìcarbon creditsWord碳粉tàn fěntoner (for a laser printer)Word碳酸tàn suāncarbonic acidWord碳铵tàn ǎnammonium bicarbonate (abbr. for 碳酸氢铵 (tàn suān qīng ǎn))Word碳链tàn liàncarbon chainWord碳黑tàn hēisootWord碳中和tàn zhōng hécarbon neutralityWord碳减排tàn jiǎn páito reduce carbon emissionsWord碳化氢tàn huà qīnghydrocarbonWord

Same radical 石

All characters with 石 →
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