炭

tàn

wood charcoal

coal

mountain (山) + ash (灰) = wood charcoal

灰 carries the meaning: charcoal is the ash-gray residue of burned wood. 山 lends the sound tàn rather than adding a meaning here.

山+灰→炭
山MountainPhonetic
灰AshSemantic

冬天用炭取暖很常见。

dōng tiān yòng tàn qǔ nuǎn hěn cháng jiàn。

It is very common to use charcoal for warmth in winter.

他把炭放进炉子里,火慢慢烧起来了。

tā bǎ tàn fàng jìn lú zi lǐ,huǒ màn màn shāo qǐ lái le。

He put the charcoal into the stove, and the fire slowly started to burn.

Words with 炭

焦炭

jiāo tàn

coke (processed coal used in blast furnace)

火炭

huǒ tàn

live coal

烧炭

shāo tàn

to manufacture charcoal

雪中送炭

xuě zhōng sòng tàn

lit. to send charcoal in snowy weather (idiom)

骨炭

gǔ tàn

bone black

黑炭

hēi tàn

coal

冰炭不相容

bīng tàn bù xiāng róng

as incompatible or irreconcilable as ice and hot coals

冰炭不言,冷热自明

bīng tàn bù yán , lěng rè zì míng

ice or coals, whether hot or cold goes without saying (idiom); fig. sincerity is not expressed in words

涂炭

tú tàn

extreme distress

木炭

mù tàn

charcoal

煤炭

méi tàn

coal

泥炭

ní tàn

peat

More characters with 山

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