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CHINESE CHARACTER
- Numbered pinyin
- tan4
- English meanings
- carbon (chemistry)
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BUILDING BLOCKS
Structure & components
Left–right structure
Left–right arrangement: left 石; right 炭.
Meaning & sound clues
石 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “mineral”.
炭 is identified as the sound component (tàn). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 碳.
This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.
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Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.
sigh; exclaim
earthen jar
flat; frank
visit
to spread out
blanket
beach
deep pool
coal
phlegm
paralyzed
talk
covet
Example sentences
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Related words
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- 二氧化碳
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