Phonosemantic compound. 火 represents the meaning and 岸 represents the sound.
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Historical Evolution
炭
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
炭
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
炭
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
炭
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
炭
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
炭
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
炭
Regular
Modern
Chinese
炭 [tàn]
wood charcoal; coal
Japanese
noun
- charcoal
- charred remains
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
炭 いさく
Isaku unclassified name
炭 いざき
Izaki unclassified name
炭 すみ
Sumi surname
炭 すみかま
Sumikama unclassified name
炭 すみがま
Sumigama unclassified name
炭 すみさき
Sumisaki surname
炭 たん
Tan surname
CHINESE WORDS (46)
煤炭 [méitàn] #29,359
coal
炭疽 [tànjū] #14,066
anthrax
焦炭 [jiāotàn] #40,746
coke (processed coal used in blast furnace)
泥炭 [nítàn] #27,107
peat
木炭 [mùtàn] #31,488
charcoal
活性炭 [huóxìngtàn] #34,986
activated carbon
雪中送炭 [xuězhōngsòngtàn] #37,694
lit. to send charcoal in snowy weather (idiom)
黑炭 [hēitàn] #54,415
coal
烧炭 [shāotàn] #65,628
to manufacture charcoal
烧炭 [shāotàn] #65,628
to manufacture charcoal
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JAPANESE WORDS (200)
⭐ 炭酸 [たんさん] #19,704
carbonic acid
⭐ 石炭 [せきたん] #20,217
coal
消し炭 [けしずみ] #24,345
partly burned charcoal
炭化 [たんか] #29,204
carbonization
⭐ 炭鉱 [たんこう] #31,704
coal mine
⭐ 二酸化炭素 [にさんかたんそ] #32,567
carbon dioxide
炭火 [すみび] #35,542
charcoal fire
⭐ 木炭 [もくたん] #38,617
charcoal
炭水化物 [たんすいかぶつ] #38,659
carbohydrate
炭酸水 [たんさんすい] #39,961
carbonated water
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