漢字Kanji · in Nature & Elements
炭: charcoal, coal
JLPT N29 strokesGrade 3Your ink: 白 Not met
山 carries the meaning · 灰 is drawn in
9 strokes
Two readings, and the words that use each
タンtan · on'yomi · in compounds
- 炭坑たんこうcoal mine, coal pit
- 炭素たんそcarbon
- 炭酸たんさんcarbonic acid
- 炭水化物たんすいかぶつcarbohydrate
- 石炭せきたんcoal
- 木炭もくたんcharcoal
- 炭化するたんかするcarbonize
すみsumi · kun'yomi · on its own
- 炭すみcharcoal
- 炭火すみびcharcoal fire
- 炭焼きすみやきcharcoal maker, charcoal-grilled
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成り立ち
Where it comes from
Memory story · made up to help you remember
“Look at 火 and see the campfire! The central stroke is the main flame, and the side strokes are sparks dancing in the wind.”
繋がり
Connections
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
In ChineseSame character in simplified and traditional · tàn
Same form: 炭 is written the same way in mainland China (simplified) and in Taiwan and Hong Kong (traditional).
- Simplified
- 炭 mainland China, Singapore
- Traditional
- 炭 Taiwan, Hong Kong
Pinyin tàn most common reading
Forms and pinyin: Unicode Unihan database (Unicode License v3). Pinyin lists the most common reading, not every reading.
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