炭

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

泥炭藓

ní tàn xiǎn

matted sphagnum moss (Sphagnum palustre)

活性炭

huó xìng tàn

activated carbon

火炭

huǒ tàn

live coal