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碳

tàn

HSK 6 Character

What 碳 means

1. carbon (chemistry)

Example sentences

• Tom不知道碳和煤的差别。
  Tom does not know the difference between charcoal and carbon.
• 碳酸氢钠通常被称为小苏打。
  Sodium bicarbonate is commonly known as baking soda.
• 汤姆告诉我他不喜欢碳酸饮料。
  Tāngmǔ gàosu wǒ tā bù xǐhuan tànsuān yǐnliào.
  Tom told me that he doesn't like carbonated drinks.
• 树木排出氧气，吸收二氧化碳。
  Shùmù páichū yǎngqì, xīshōu èryǎnghuàtàn.
  Trees give off oxygen and absorb carbon dioxide.
• 你对复合碳水化合物有什么了解吗？
  Nǐ duì fùhé tàn shuǐ huàhé wù yǒu shénme liǎojiě ma?
  Do you know anything about complex carbohydrates?
• 你对复合碳水化合物有什幺了解吗？
  Do you know anything about complex carbohydrates?

Words starting with 碳

• 碳水化合物tàn shuǐ huà hé wùcarbohydrate
• 碳酸tàn suāncarbonic acid
• 碳化tàn huàto carbonize; dry distillation; carbonization
• 碳汇tàn huìcarbon credits; carbon sink
• 碳基tàn jīcarbon-based
• 碳水tàn shuǐ(colloquial) carbohydrate; carbs (abbr. for 碳水化合物
• 碳粉tàn fěntoner (for a laser printer)
• 碳链tàn liàncarbon chain
• 碳黑tàn hēisoot; carbon black
• 碳中和tàn zhōng hécarbon neutrality; carbon-neutral
• 碳化物tàn huà wùcarbide
• 碳原子tàn yuán zǐcarbon atom
• 碳排放tàn pái fàngcarbon emissions; carbon dioxide emissions
• 碳减排tàn jiǎn páito reduce carbon emissions
• 碳足印tàn zú yìncarbon footprint
• 碳足迹tàn zú jìcarbon footprint
• 碳隔离tàn gé lícarbon sequestration
• 碳性电池tàn xìng diàn chícarbon-zinc battery
• 碳纤维tàn xiān wéicarbon fiber
• 碳链纤维tàn liàn xiān wéicarbon chain fiber
• 碳酸岩tàn suān yáncarbonate rock (geology)
• 碳酸盐tàn suān yáncarbonate salt (chemistry)
• 碳化硅tàn huà guīsilicon carbide; carborundum
• 碳化氢tàn huà qīnghydrocarbon; same as 烃

Words containing 碳

• 二氧化碳èr yǎng huà tàncarbon dioxide CO2
• 低碳dī tàn(attributive) low-carbon; low-carb (diet)
• 含碳hán tàncarbonic
• 吸碳xī tànto absorb carbon
• 快碳kuài tànfast carbs; high-GI carbohydrates
• 慢碳màn tànslow carbs; low-GI carbohydrates
• 减碳jiǎn tànto reduce carbon emissions
• 双碳shuāng tàn"double carbon", i.e. peak carbon 碳达峰; China's double carbon policy, announced in 2020…
• 黑碳hēi tàn(climatology) black carbon (BC)…
• 石墨碳shí mò tàngraphite carbon
• 无定形碳wú dìng xíng tànamorphous carbon
• 重碳酸盐chóng tàn suān yánbicarbonate
• 渗碳shèn tàncarburization
• 晕碳yūn tànto experience a carb coma; to feel sleepy after eating a large amount of carbohydrates
• 聚碳酸酯jù tàn suān zhǐpolycarbonate
• 重碳酸钙chóng tàn suān gàicalcium bicarbonate Ca(HCO3)2
• 七碳糖qī tàn tángheptose (CH2O)7, monosaccharide with seven carbon atoms
• 三碳糖sān tàn tángtriose (CH2O)3, monosaccharide with three carbon atoms, such as glyceraldehyde 甘油醛
• 五碳糖wǔ tàn tángpentose (CH2O)5, monosaccharide with five carbon atoms, such as ribose 核糖
• 六碳糖liù tàn tánghexose (CH2O)6, monosaccharide with six carbon atoms, such as glucose 葡萄糖
• 四碳糖sì tàn tángtetrose (CH2O)4, monosaccharide with four carbon atoms
• 一氧化碳yī yǎng huà tàncarbon monoxide CO
• 二硫化碳èr liú huà tàncarbon disulfide
• 四氯化碳sì lǜ huà tàncarbon tetrachloride

Characters that look like 碳

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 磋cuō(old) to polish bones, horns, ivory etc into tools; (bound form) to deliberate; to consult
• 磅bàngscale (instrument for weighing); to weigh; (loanword) pound…
• 镁měimagnesium (chemistry)
• 稼jiàto sow grain; (farm) crop
• 辘lùused in 辘辘; used in 轱辘; used in 辘轳
• 褴lánused in 褴褛

Sounds the same

Read tàn, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 炭wood charcoal; coal
• 探to explore; to search out; to scout
• 叹to sigh; to exclaim
• 宕used in 宕昌