炭
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Translingual
Han character
炭 (Kangxi radical 86, 火+5, 9 strokes, cangjie input 山大火 (UKF) or 山一火 (UMF), four-corner 22289, composition ⿱山⿸厂火(HJKTV) or ⿱山灰(G))
Derived characters
- 㛶, 㨏, 湠, 碳, 羰
References
- KangXi: page 668, character 24
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 18953
- Dae Jaweon: page 1077, character 24
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 2195, character 15
- Unihan data for U+70AD
- Unihan data for U+2F91A
Chinese
trad. | 炭 | |
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simp. # | 炭 |
Glyph origin
Old Chinese | |
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炭 | *tŋ̊ʰaːns |
湠 | *tʰaːns |
Phono-semantic compound (形聲, OC *tŋ̊ʰaːns) : semantic 火 (“fire”) + abbreviated phonetic 岸 (OC *ŋɡaːns).
Etymology
From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *tal (“charcoal; dust; ashes”). Cognate with Tibetan ཐལ་བ (thal ba, “ashes; dust; dirt”).
Derivative: 碳 (tàn, “carbon”).
- (ACG slang) -tan
- Borrowed from Japanese たん (tan). Also from the manga Binchō-tan, which features -tan suffix characters that are anthropomorphic representations of charcoal.
Pronunciation
Definitions
炭
- charcoal
- 炭火 ― tànhuǒ ― charcoal fire
- charcoal-like substance
- charcoal fire; hot charcoal
- (dialectal) coal
- 肥炭 [Jin] ― xi1 tan3 [Wiktionary] ― bituminous coal
- 笨炭 [Jin] ― beng3 tan3 [Wiktionary] ― anthracite
- Alternative form of 碳 (tàn, “carbon”).
- (ACG, Internet slang) -tan
Synonyms
- (charcoal):
Variety | Location | Words edit |
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Classical Chinese | 炭 | |
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 炭, 木炭 | |
Mandarin | Beijing | 炭 |
Xianxian (Xiaoying) | 炭 | |
Jinan | 木炭 | |
Xi'an | 木炭 | |
Dingbian | 木炭 | |
Wuhan | 板炭, 鋼炭 | |
Chengdu | 炭 | |
Nanning (Fujian) | 炭, 京炭 | |
Nanning (Wuming) | 木炭, 炭, 火炭 | |
Binyang (Nanjie) | 木炭 | |
Yizhou | 炭 | |
Luocheng (Dongmen) | 炭, 木炭, 火炭 | |
Tianlin (Langping) | 火炭 | |
Yongzhou | 木炭 | |
Xiangtan (Jiangnan Industries Group koine) | 木炭 | |
Yangzhou | 炭 | |
Hefei | 炭 | |
Singapore | 炭 | |
Dagudi (Maliba) | 火炭 | |
Reshuitang (Longling) | 火炭 | |
Mae Salong (Lancang) | 火炭 | |
Mae Sai (Tengchong) | 火炭 | |
Cantonese | Guangzhou | 炭 |
Hong Kong | 炭 | |
Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou) | 炭 | |
Hong Kong (Ting Kok) | 炭 | |
Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau) | 炭 | |
Taishan (Guanghai) | 炭 | |
Yangjiang | 炭 | |
Wuzhou | 炭, 堅炭 | |
Baise | 炭 | |
Qinzhou | 炭, 木炭 | |
Qinzhou (Xiniujiao) | 炭 | |
Beihai | 木炭 | |
Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô) | 木炭 | |
Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà) | 木炭 | |
Fangchenggang (Fangcheng) | 木炭 | |
Sanya (Yanglan Maihua) | 炭 | |
Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) | 炭 | |
Móng Cái | 木炭 | |
Mandalay (Taishan) | 炭, 木炭 | |
Gan | Nanchang | 木炭 |
Pengze | 炭 | |
Hakka | Meixian | 響灰, 木炭 |
Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 火炭 | |
Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 火炭 | |
Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 火炭 | |
Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 火炭 | |
Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 火炭 | |
Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 火炭 | |
Hong Kong | 火炭 | |
Jin | Taiyuan | 木炭 |
Liangcheng | 炭 | |
Min Bei | Jian'ou | 炭 |
Min Dong | Fuzhou | 炭 |
Min Nan | Xiamen | 炭, 火炭, 柴炭 |
Quanzhou | 火炭 | |
Zhangzhou | 火炭, 柴炭 | |
Guilin (Biyange) | 炭 | |
Chaozhou | 火炭 | |
Shantou | 火炭 | |
Jieyang | 火炭 | |
Pontianak (Teochew) | 火炭 | |
Puxian Min | Xianyou | 炭, 烏炭 |
Min Zhong | Yanping (Wangtai) | 炭 |
Zhongshan Min | Sanxiang | 火炭 |
Northern Pinghua | Guilin (Dongbianzhou) | 木炭 |
Waxiang | Guzhang (Gaofeng) | 黑炭 |
Yuanling (Shaojiwan) | 炭 | |
Luxi (Liangjiatan) | 炭 | |
Luxi (Lijiatian) | 炭 | |
Chengbu (Xuntou) | 黑炭 | |
Wu | Suzhou | 炭 |
Wenzhou | 炭 | |
Yiwu | 炭 | |
Xiang | Changsha | 炭, 白炭 |
Shuangfeng | 白炭, 木炭 | |
Hengshan | 炭, 木炭 |
- (charcoal fire): 炭火 (tànhuǒ)
- (coal):
Variety | Location | Words edit |
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Classical Chinese | 煤, 烏金 | |
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 煤, 煤炭 | |
Mandarin | Beijing | 煤 |
Taiwan | 煤 | |
Tianjin | 煤 | |
Chengde | 煤 | |
Tangshan | 煤 | |
Cangzhou | 煤 | |
Xianxian (Xiaoying) | 煤 | |
Baoding | 煤 | |
Shijiazhuang | 煤, 炭 fuel | |
Chifeng | 煤 | |
Hulunbuir (Hailar) | 煤 | |
Heihe | 煤 | |
Qiqihar | 煤, 炭 mined | |
Harbin | 煤 | |
Wuchang (Yingchengzi) | 煤 | |
Jiamusi | 煤 | |
Baicheng | 煤 | |
Changchun | 煤 | |
Tonghua | 煤, 炭 mined | |
Shenyang | 煤, 煤炭 mined, 炭 mined | |
Dandong | 煤 | |
Jinzhou | 煤, 煤炭 mined, 砟子 mined | |
Dalian | 煤 | |
Yantai | 煤 | |
Qingdao | 煤 | |
Lijin | 煤 | |
Zhucheng | 煤, 炭 mined | |
Jinan | 煤, 炭 | |
Jining | 煤, 煤炭, 炭 fuel | |
Wanrong | 炭 | |
Shangqiu | 煤, 煤炭 mined | |
Yuanyang | 煤, 炭 mined | |
Zhengzhou | 煤, 炭 mined | |
Lingbao | 煤 | |
Xinyang | 煤, 炭 mined | |
Ankang | 煤, 煤炭 | |
Ankang (Xianhe) | 煤, 煤炭 | |
Baihe | 煤, 炭 mined | |
Baihe (Maoping) | 煤炭 | |
Shiquan | 煤炭 | |
Ziyang | 煤炭 | |
Hanzhong | 煤, 煤炭 mined | |
Xi'an | 煤, 炭 mined, 煤炭 mined | |
Dingbian | 炭 | |
Baoji | 煤, 煤炭 mined | |
Yinchuan | 煤, 炭 mined | |
Tianshui | 煤, 石炭 mined | |
Lanzhou | 煤, 炭 mined | |
Dunhuang | 煤, 砟子 fuel | |
Xining | 煤, 石煤 mined | |
Hami | 煤 | |
Ürümqi | 煤 | |
Wuhan | 煤, 炭 mined | |
Yichang | 煤 | |
Xiangyang | 煤, 煤炭 mined | |
Tianmen | 煤, 煤炭 mined, 炭 mined | |
Hong'an | 煤, 煤炭, 炭 | |
Chengdu | 煤, 煤炭 mined | |
Nanchong | 煤, 煤炭 mined, 炭 mined | |
Dazhou | 煤炭 mined, 薪炭 mined, 煤 fuel, 炭 fuel | |
Hanyuan | 炭, 煤 fuel | |
Xichang | 煤, 炭 mined | |
Zigong | 煤, 煤炭 mined | |
Chongqing | 煤炭 mined, 煤 fuel, 炭 fuel | |
Guiyang | 煤, 烏金 mined, 鋼炭 mined, 炭 mined | |
Bijie | 煤炭, 煤 fuel | |
Liping | 煤 | |
Zhaotong | 炭 | |
Dali | 煤炭 mined, 煤 fuel | |
Kunming | 煤, 煤炭 mined | |
Mengzi | 煤 mined, 炭 fuel | |
Guilin | 煤, 煤炭 mined | |
Pingle | 煤 | |
Liuzhou | 煤 | |
Luzhai | 煤 | |
Nanning (Xiakuojie) | 煤 | |
Nanning (Fujian) | 煤 | |
Nanning (Wuming) | 煤 | |
Binyang (Nanjie) | 煤 | |
Yizhou | 煤 | |
Luocheng (Dongmen) | 煤, 煤炭 | |
Tianlin (Langping) | 煤 | |
Jishou | 煤 | |
Changde | 煤, 炭 mined | |
Yongzhou | 煤炭 | |
Xiangtan (Jiangnan Industries Group koine) | 煤 | |
Anqing | 煤 | |
Xuzhou | 煤, 炭 mined | |
Fuyang | 煤 | |
Wuhu | 煤, 煤炭 mined | |
Yangzhou | 煤, 煤炭 mined, 炭 mined | |
Lianyungang | 煤, 炭 mined | |
Lianshui | 煤 | |
Nanjing | 煤 | |
Hefei | 煤, 煤炭 mined | |
Nantong | 煤, 炭 mined | |
Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan) | 煤, 煤炭 | |
Dagudi (Maliba) | 煤 | |
Reshuitang (Longling) | 煤 | |
Mae Salong (Lancang) | 煤 | |
Mae Sai (Tengchong) | 煤 | |
Cantonese | Guangzhou | 煤 |
Hong Kong | 煤 | |
Taishan (Guanghai) | 煤 | |
Yangjiang | 煤 | |
Wuzhou | 煤 | |
Baise | 煤 | |
Qinzhou | 煤 | |
Qinzhou (Xiniujiao) | 煤 | |
Beihai | 煤 | |
Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô) | 煤炭 | |
Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà) | 煤 | |
Fangchenggang (Fangcheng) | 煤炭 | |
Lingchuan (Yangjia) | 煤 | |
Pingle (Majia) | 煤 | |
Pingle (Shuishan) | 煤 | |
Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) | 煤 | |
Móng Cái | 煤炭 | |
Mandalay (Taishan) | 煤 | |
Gan | Nanchang | 煤炭 |
Pengze | 煤 | |
Hakka | Meixian | 煤, 石炭 |
Bobai (Lingping) | 煤 | |
Guilin (Xiaojiang, Lingui) | 煤 | |
Lipu (Shuangduitun) | 煤 | |
Pingle (Tong'an) | 煤 | |
Yangshuo (Jinbao) | 煤 | |
Huizhou | Shexian | 煤 |
Jin | Taiyuan | 煤 soot, 炭 piece |
Pingyao | 炭 | |
Yangyuan | 煤, 炭 mined | |
Datong | 炭 | |
Datong (Xicetian, Yunzhou) | 炭 | |
Xinzhou | 炭 | |
Lishi | 煤, 炭 mined | |
Linfen | 煤, 炭 mined | |
Changzhi | 煤, 炭 mined, 炭圪拉得 mined | |
Linhe | 炭 | |
Jining | 炭 | |
Liangcheng | 煤 | |
Hohhot | 煤, 炭 mined | |
Erenhot | 煤 mined, 炭 | |
Pingshan | 煤, 炭 mined | |
Zhangjiakou | 煤, 煤炭 mined | |
Handan | 煤, 炭 mined | |
Linzhou | 煤, 炭 mined | |
Suide | 炭, 石炭 mined | |
Jiuxing Yumin | Jiande | 煤 |
Jinhua | 煤 | |
Lanxi | 煤 | |
Tunxi | 煤 | |
Min Bei | Jian'ou | 煤, 煤炭 |
Min Dong | Fuzhou | 煤 |
Fuqing | 煤 | |
Gutian | 煤 | |
Pingnan | 煤 | |
Fu'an | 煤 | |
Shouning | 煤 | |
Min Nan | Xiamen | 塗炭, 煤 |
Guilin (Biyange) | 煤 | |
Chaozhou | 塗炭, 煤 | |
Shantou | 煤 | |
Jieyang | 煤 | |
Pontianak (Teochew) | 煤 | |
Puxian Min | Xianyou | 煤 |
Min Zhong | Yanping (Wangtai) | 煤 |
Zhongshan Min | Sanxiang | 煤 |
Southern Pinghua | Binyang | 煤 |
Northern Pinghua | Guilin (Dongbianzhou) | 煤 |
Lingchuan (Sanjie) | 煤 | |
Waxiang | Guzhang (Gaofeng) | 煤 |
Yuanling (Shaojiwan) | 煤 | |
Luxi (Liangjiatan) | 煤 | |
Chengbu (Xuntou) | 煤 | |
Wu | Shanghai (Songjiang) | 煤 |
Suzhou | 煤 | |
Wenzhou | 煤 | |
Yiwu | 煤 | |
Xiang | Changsha | 煤炭, 煤 |
Shuangfeng | 煤炭 | |
Hengshan | 煤炭 | |
Hengshan (Baiguo) | 煤炭 |
Compounds
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Descendants
- → Japanese: 炭 (tan)
- → Korean: 탄(炭) (tan)
- → Vietnamese: thán (炭)
Others:
- → Khmer: ធ្យូង (thyuung)
- → Proto-Hmong-Mien: *thanᴴ (“charcoal”)
- White Hmong: thee
- → Lao: ຖ່ານ (thān)
- → Thai: ถ่าน (tàan)
- → Vietnamese: than
Japanese
Shinjitai | 炭 | |
Kyūjitai [1] | 炭 炭 or 炭+ ︀ ? | |
炭󠄁 炭+ 󠄁 ?(Adobe-Japan1) | ||
炭󠄃 炭+ 󠄃 ?(Hanyo-Denshi) (Moji_Joho) | ||
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Kanji
(grade 3 “Kyōiku” kanji, shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai form 炭)
- a coal or cinder from a fire
- charcoal
Readings
- Go-on: たん (tan, Jōyō)
- Kan-on: たん (tan, Jōyō)
- Kun: すみ (sumi, 炭, Jōyō)
Compounds
- 泥炭 (sukumo)
Etymology 1
Kanji in this term |
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炭 |
すみ Grade: 3 |
kun’yomi |
For pronunciation and definitions of 炭 – see the following entry. | ||
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Etymology 2
Kanji in this term |
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炭 |
たん Grade: 3 |
From Middle Chinese 炭 (MC tʰɑnH).
Pronunciation
- (Tokyo) たん [táꜜǹ] (Atamadaka – [1])
- IPA(key): [tã̠ɴ]
Noun
炭 • (tan)
- (rare) charcoal
- Synonyms: (more common; see above) 炭 (sumi), (literally “wood charcoal”) 木炭 (mokutan), (rare reading) 木炭 (kizumi)
- (rare) coal (fossil fuel)
- Synonyms: (literally “stone charcoal”) 石炭 (sekitan), (rare reading) 石炭 (ishizumi)
Usage notes
This reading is only very rarely used as a standalone noun. Much more commonly encountered in compounds.
Derived terms
- 炭安 (tan'an)
- 炭化 (tanka)
- 炭鉱 (tankō)
- 炭酸 (tansan)
- 炭素 (tanso)
- 炭田 (tanden)
- 採炭 (saitan)
- 薪炭 (shintan)
- 泥炭 (deitan)
- 木炭 (mokutan)
Proper noun
炭 • (Tan)
- a surname
Further reading
- Entry in Gogen-Allguide (in Japanese)
References
- 1914, 漢和大辭書 (Kanwa Dai Jisho, “The Great Kanji-Japanese Dictionary”) (in Japanese), page 1354 (paper), page 728 (digital), Tōkyō: 興文社 (Kōbunsha)
Korean
Etymology
From Middle Chinese 炭 (MC tʰɑnH). Recorded as Middle Korean 탄〯 (thǎn) (Yale: than) in Hunmong Jahoe (訓蒙字會 / 훈몽자회), 1527.
Hanja
Wikisource炭 (eumhun 숯 탄 (sut tan))
- Hanja form? of 탄 (“charcoal; coal; carbon”).
Compounds
- 석탄 (石炭, seoktan)
- 연탄 (煉炭, yeontan)
- 탄광 (炭鑛, tan'gwang)
- 탄산 (炭酸, tansan)
- 목탄 (木炭, moktan)
- 탄화 (炭化, tanhwa)
- 탄갱 (炭坑, tan'gaeng)
- 탄소 (炭素, tanso)
- 활성탄 (活性炭, hwalseongtan)
- 무연탄 (無煙炭, muyeontan)
- 탄수화물 (炭水化物, tansuhwamul)
- 이산화탄소 (二酸化炭素, isanhwatanso)
References
- 국제퇴계학회 대구경북지부 (國際退溪學會 大邱慶北支部) (2007). Digital Hanja Dictionary, 전자사전/電子字典.
Vietnamese
Han character
炭: Hán Nôm readings: thán, than, tro
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