炭 (tàn): Charcoal — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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Writing 7-9

HSK 3.0Vocab 7-9 Recognition 7-9 Writing 7-9

1.

Animated Stroke Order 炭

Watch the stroke order, then trace it yourself.

2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 炭

3.

Character Breakdown

Top-Bottom

炭

厂cliff

灰ash

炭=

4.

Printable Writing Worksheet: 炭

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5.

How to Use 炭

Common word with 炭

One common HSK word with 炭 is 煤炭, meaning "coal".

HSK 5

6.

Example Sentences

dōng冬

tiān天

wǒ我

men们

shāo烧

méi煤

tàn

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厂cliff

+灰ash

A cliff (厂) over fire (火) and earth (灰) — charcoal made by burning wood in a pit.

méi煤

tàn炭

coal

炭

qǔ取

nuǎn暖

。

We burn coal for heating in winter.

tàn炭

huǒ火

shàng上

kǎo烤

zhe着

xiāng香

pēn喷

de的

hóng红

shǔ薯

。

Sweet potatoes are roasting on the charcoal fire.

kǎo烤

ròu肉

yòng用

mù木

tàn炭

wèi味

dào道

gèng更

hǎo好

。

Barbecue tastes better with charcoal.

zhè这

zhǒng种

tàn炭

rán燃

shāo烧

shí时

jī几

hū乎

méi没

yǒu有

yān烟

。

This type of charcoal produces almost no smoke when it burns.

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