炭(tàn): wood charcoal
HSK 7-99 strokes
wood charcoal
Stroke order animation
Character information
- Pinyin
- tàn
- Meaning
- wood charcoal; coal
- Strokes
- 9
- HSK level
- HSK 7-9
- Traditional
- Same
Origin & structure
Where 炭 comes from and how its parts fit together.
How to write 炭 step by step
9 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.
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Words with 炭
Common words using 炭 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.
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