碳(tàn)

HSK 7-914 strokes

carbon (chemistry)

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Character information

Pinyin
tàn
Meaning
carbon (chemistry)
Strokes
14
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 碳 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰石炭

In this compound, the meaning comes from 石 (mineral); 炭 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

石shí炭tàn

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 碳 step by step

14 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 碳

Common words using 碳 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

dī低tàn碳
HSK 7-9

(attributive) low-carbon; low-carb (diet)

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èr二yǎng氧huà化tàn碳
HSK 7-9

carbon dioxide CO2

Open 二氧化碳 page →
hán含tàn碳

carbonic

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xī吸tàn碳

to absorb carbon

Open 吸碳 page →
yī一yǎng氧huà化tàn碳

carbon monoxide CO

Open 一氧化碳 page →
sì四lǜ氯huà化tàn碳

carbon tetrachloride

Open 四氯化碳 page →
jiǎn减tàn碳

to reduce carbon emissions

Open 减碳 page →
tàn碳huà化

to carbonize

Open 碳化 page →

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丁丐丘丙丛丝丫丸

From 碳’s common words

低二氧化含吸一四

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