tàn

carbon (chemistry)

stone (石) + charcoal (炭) = carbon the element

石 anchors the meaning: carbon is a mineral-like element of the earth. 炭 (charcoal) mainly gives the sound tàn and hints at the substance — charcoal is itself nearly pure carbon.

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是一种很常见的化学元素。

tàn shì yī zhǒng hěn cháng jiàn de huà xué yuán sù。

Carbon is a very common chemical element.

燃烧煤炭会产生大量的排放。

rán shāo méi tàn huì chǎn shēng dà liàng de tàn pái fàng。

Burning coal produces a large amount of carbon emissions.

Words with 碳

重碳酸钙

chóng tàn suān gài

calcium bicarbonate Ca(HCO3)2

重碳酸盐

chóng tàn suān yán

bicarbonate

双碳

shuāng tàn

"double carbon", i.e. peak carbon 碳達峰|碳达峰[tan4 da2 feng1] and carbon neutrality 碳中和[tan4 zhong1 he2]

一氧化碳

yī yǎng huà tàn

carbon monoxide CO

七碳糖

qī tàn táng

heptose (CH2O)7, monosaccharide with seven carbon atoms

三碳糖

sān tàn táng

triose (CH2O)3, monosaccharide with three carbon atoms, such as glyceraldehyde 甘油醛[gan1 you2 quan2]

二氧化碳

èr yǎng huà tàn

carbon dioxide CO2

二氧化碳隔离

èr yǎng huà tàn gé lí

carbon sequestration

二硫化碳

èr liú huà tàn

carbon disulfide

五碳糖

wǔ tàn táng

pentose (CH2O)5, monosaccharide with five carbon atoms, such as ribose 核糖[he2 tang2]

低碳

dī tàn

(attributive) low-carbon; low-carb (diet)

六碳糖

liù tàn táng

hexose (CH2O)6, monosaccharide with six carbon atoms, such as glucose 葡萄糖[pu2 tao5 tang2]

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