CHINESE CHARACTER

炭 (tàn): Meaning, Words & Stroke Order

tàn

carbon, charcoal, coal

HSK 7-99 strokes

LEARNING CONNECTIONS

火

Primary radical

火 is the Unicode primary radical used to organise 炭.

山

Phonetic component

山 is recorded as the sound-side component in this pictophonetic analysis.

STROKES · 9

Write 炭 in 9 steps.

Each square adds one stroke in the standard writing order.

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Vocabulary with 炭

煤炭méitàn

HSK 7-9 · coal

炭tàn

HSK 7-9 · wood charcoal; coal

Examples using 炭

煤炭

澳大利亚是世界第五大煤炭产地。

Ào dà lì yà shì shì jiè dì wǔ dà méi tàn chǎn dì。

Australia is the world's fifth-largest coal producer.

炭

澳大利亚是世界第五大煤炭产地。

Ào dà lì yà shì shì jiè dì wǔ dà méi tàn chǎn dì。

Australia is the world's fifth-largest coal producer.

FAQ

What does 炭 (tàn) mean in Chinese?

carbon, charcoal, coal

How do you write 炭 in stroke order?

炭 has 9 strokes. Follow the animated stroke-order sequence above, then practise it on the writing page.

What is the radical of 炭?

火 is the radical in 炭. It can provide a meaning-side clue.

What are common words with 炭?

煤炭 (méitàn): coal; 炭 (tàn): wood charcoal; coal.