懂中文 Dong Chinese

炭

tàn

charcoal

Phonosemantic compound. 火 represents the meaning and 岸 represents the sound.

Components
火 meaning component

火  Meaning component

huǒ

  

fire

Charcoal is made from burning wood.

岸 sound,remnant component

岸  Sound Remnant component

àn

  

shore, bank

Evolution

炭 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
炭 Clerical script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
炭 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

炭  

tàn

charcoal; coal; carbon; wood charcoal

Most common words with 炭
Freq.
Word
Meaning

煤炭

coal

炭

coal

炭疽

anthrax

焦炭

coke (processed coal used in blast furnace)

泥炭

peat

Component uses

Meaning component in 1 character (0 verified)

羰

Sound component in 1 character (0 verified)

碳