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Character Decomposition
炭=山+灰
Etymology
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Meanings
wood charcoal
coal
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Words with 炭 106 total
coal · charcoal · (of skin) darkly pigmented · charcoal (color) · bituminous coal (mining)黑炭hēi tànbone black · animal charcoal骨炭gǔ tàncoke (processed coal used in blast furnace)焦炭jiāo tàncharcoal木炭mù tànto manufacture charcoal · to burn charcoal (often a reference to suicide by carbon monoxide poisoning)烧炭shāo tànpeat泥炭ní tàncoal煤炭méi tàncoal (old)石炭shí tàn
Idioms with 炭 20 total
as incompatible or irreconcilable as ice and hot coals冰炭不相容bīng tàn bù xiāng róngice or coals, whether hot or cold goes without saying (idiom); fig. sincerity is not expressed in words冰炭不言，冷热自明bīng tàn bù yán , lěng rè zì míng(idiom) lit. to lacquer one's body and swallow charcoal (to change appearance and voice) (idiom) · fig. to disguise oneself deliberately to avoid recognition漆身吞炭qī shēn tūn tànpeople are in a terrible situation (idiom)生灵涂炭shēng líng tú tàn