Memory phrase for the character: 炭

炭

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Meaning

coal, wood charcoal, carbon

Pronunciation

 tàn

Explanation

 Top: mountain 山, bottom: ashes 灰 (If sth. covers "cliff"-厂-like the fire 火, it is the ashes.) (To make charcoal, wood is piled up mountain-like and covered and lit from the inside)

Mnemonic
 
This mountain of the covered fire produces the charcoal.

Radicals

山 mountain
灰 ash, dust
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 Vocabulary

木炭 mù tàn  charcoal
焦炭 jiāo tàn  coke (processed coal used in blast furnace)
煤炭 méi tàn  coal
煤炭 méi tàn  

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