Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 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

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