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tàn
HSK 7freq #13259

Meanings

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tàn
  1. 1.wood charcoal
  2. 2.coal

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  1. 1.charcoal
  2. 2.charcoal-like substance
  3. 3.charcoal fire; hot charcoal
  4. 4.coal
  5. 5.-tan

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Etymology

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *tŋ̊ʰaːns): semantic 火 (“fire”) + abbreviated phonetic 岸 (OC *ŋɡaːns). From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *tarl (“charcoal; dust; ashes”). Cognate with Tibetan ཐལ་བ (thal ba, “ashes; dust; dirt”). Derivative: 碳 (tàn, “carbon”). ; (ACG slang) -tan

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