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carbon (chemistry)

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Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

石 meaning “mineral” + 炭 sound ( tàn )

Components 石炭

carbon · Heisig RSH #1933

石 stone + 炭 charcoal

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

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Word	Pinyin	Meaning
碳水化合物	tàn shuǐ huà hé wù	carbohydrate
无定形碳	wú dìng xíng tàn	amorphous carbon
碳化物	tàn huà wù	carbide
碳中和	tàn zhōng hé	carbon neutrality; carbon-neutral
碳原子	tàn yuán zǐ	carbon atom
一氧化碳	yī yǎng huà tàn	carbon monoxide CO
碳性电池	tàn xìng diàn chí	carbon-zinc battery
二氧化碳	èr yǎng huà tàn	carbon dioxide CO2
碳氢化合物	tàn qīng huà hé wù	hydrocarbon
三碳糖	sān tàn táng	triose (CH2O)3, monosaccharide with three carbon atoms, such as glyceraldehyde 甘油醛[gan1 yo…
重碳酸盐	chóng tàn suān yán	bicarbonate
二氧化碳隔离	èr yǎng huà tàn gé lí	carbon sequestration; carbon dioxide sequestration
碳水	tàn shuǐ	(coll.) carbohydrate; carbs (abbr. for 碳水化合物[tan4 shui3 hua4 he2 wu4])
碳化	tàn huà	to carbonize; dry distillation; carbonization
碳足印	tàn zú yìn	carbon footprint
四碳糖	sì tàn táng	tetrose (CH2O)4, monosaccharide with four carbon atoms
五碳糖	wǔ tàn táng	pentose (CH2O)5, monosaccharide with five carbon atoms, such as ribose 核糖[he2 tang2]
碳排放	tàn pái fàng	carbon emissions; carbon dioxide emissions
碳黑	tàn hēi	soot; carbon black
黑碳	hēi tàn	(climatology) black carbon (BC) (light-absorbing carbonaceous particulate matter formed by…