炭

• 병음: tàn
• 한자 분석: 炭 = 山 (mountain) + 灰 (ash) — depicts carbonized material

뜻

숯

Refers to wood charcoal (木炭), used for grilling, heating, or filtration. Appears in idioms like 雪中送炭 (to provide help in time of need). Distinguished from 碳 (carbon, the chemical element).

예문

1. 烤肉要用木炭才有那种特殊的香味。
2. 冰箱里放几块竹炭可以去除异味。
3. 雪中送炭比锦上添花更让人感动。

사용 가이드

맥락: cooking, everyday, idioms

어조: practical

올바른 표현

• 炭火烤出来的肉最香。(Meat grilled over charcoal tastes the best.)
• 雪中送炭难能可贵。(Help in times of need is especially precious.)

피해야 할 표현

• 把'炭'和'碳'混淆 (炭 is charcoal the material; 碳 is carbon the element)

기원과 역사

Pictophonetic: 火 (fire) as semantic component, 岸 minus 山 as phonetic. Refers to burnt wood.

문화적 배경

세대: All ages

사회적 배경: Universal