碳

tàn

t+àn·4th tone

carbon (chemistry)

Radical: 石 Strokes: 14 HSK 7-9

Structure: Left narrow, right wideFrequency: Less common

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石破磨硬研碎码砂磁矿碑确

Same radical

石破磨硬研碎码砂磁矿碑确砚碧硕

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Character Decomposition

碳=石+炭

Etymology

mineral

Meanings

carbon (chemistry)

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Words with 碳 62 total

carbonic acid碳酸tàn suān (attributive) low-carbon; low-carb (diet)低碳dī tàn carbonic含碳hán tàn to absorb carbon吸碳xī tàn fast carbs; high-GI carbohydrates快碳kuài tàn slow carbs; low-GI carbohydrates慢碳màn tàn to experience a carb coma; to feel sleepy after eating a large amount of carbohydrates晕碳yūn tàn to reduce carbon emissions减碳jiǎn tàn carburization渗碳shèn tàn to carbonize · dry distillation · carbonization碳化tàn huà carbon credits · carbon sink碳汇tàn huì carbon-based碳基tàn jī (coll.) carbohydrate; carbs (abbr. for 碳水化合物 tàn shuǐ huà hé wù)碳水tàn shuǐ toner (for a laser printer)碳粉tàn fěn ammonium bicarbonate (abbr. for tàn suān qīng ǎn)碳铵tàn ǎn carbon chain碳链tàn liàn soot · carbon black碳黑tàn hēi "double carbon", i.e. peak carbon tàn dá fēng and carbon neutrality 碳中和 tàn zhōng hé · China's double carbon policy, announced in 2020, which aims to reach peak carbon use by 2030 and achieve carbon neutrality by 2060双碳shuāng tàn (climatology) black carbon (BC) (light-absorbing carbonaceous particulate matter formed by the incomplete combustion of fossil fuels, biofuels, biomass etc)黑碳hēi tàn calcium carbide CaC2碳化钙tàn huà gài silicon carbide · carborundum碳化硅tàn huà guī potassium carbonate碳酸钾tàn suān jiǎ soda · sodium carbonate (chemistry)碳酸钠tàn suān nà carbon fiber碳纤维tàn xiān wéi

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