Memory phrase for the character: 碳


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Meaning

carbon (chem. element C)

Pronunciation

tàn

Explanation

Left: stone 石, right: (char-)coal 炭 (This mountain 山 of the covered 厂 fire 火 produces the charcoal.)

Mnemonic


 
The 'stone'-alike charcoal consists of: carbon.

Radicals

stoneShows a variation of cliff 厂 with a stone 囗 below.
mountain
ash, dust




 Vocabulary

二氧化碳 èr yǎng huà tàn  carbon dioxide CO2
碳酸 tàn suān  carbonic acid; carbonate
碳水化合物 tàn shuǐ huà hé wù  carbohydrate
碳酸钙 tàn suān gài  calcium carbonate
碳焙 tàn bèi  charcoal-roasted
碳焙 tàn bèi  


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