Memory phrase for the character: 炭

炭

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Meaning

charcoal, coal

Pronunciation

 TAN
sumi

Explanation

 Top: mountain 山, bottom: ashes 灰 (If something is "cliff 厂"-like and covers the fire 火, it is the ashes.) (To make charcoal, wood is piled up mountain-like and covered and lit from the inside)

Mnemonic
 
This mountain of covered fire produces the charcoal.

Radicals

山 mountainPicture of a mountain with three peaks.
厂 cliffThe Radical gandare stands for cliff. Sometimes it is understood as a shield, like in 盾.
火 firePicture of a fire
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 Vocabulary

炭 すみ  charcoal
炭鉱 たんこう  coal mine, coal pit
石炭 せきたん  coal
炭素 たんそ  carbon (C)
炭酸 たんさん  carbonic acid
泥炭 でいたん  peat (turf)

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