1. 碳

碳

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  1. 碳 is the 2734th most frequent character.
  2. 碳 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 碳 appears as a character in 12 words.
  4. 碳 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
碳 => 石, 炭
Radical :
碳 => 石 (stone), 山 (mountain), 𠂇 (left hand), 火 (fire)
Graphical :
碳 => 一, 丿, 口, 丨, 凵, 𠂇, 丿, 丶, 冫

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. tan4 - carbon (chemistry)

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 碳 (tan4): The component 炭 is pronounced as 'tan4'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 碳 (tan4): The component 石 is pronounced as 'dan4'. It has the same pinyin final.
  3. Pronunciation clue for 碳 (tan4): The component 山 is pronounced as 'shan1'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

碳 
碳酸 

Medium Frequency

一氧化碳 
二氧化碳 
碳酸钠 (碳酸鈉)
Decomposition Levels:
Level 1: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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