Memory phrase for the Kanji: 炭


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Meaning

coal, wood charcoal, carbon

Pronunciation

tàn

Explanation

Top: mountain , bottom: ashes (If sth. covers "cliff"--like the fire , 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

mountain
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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