炭

• 拼音: tàn
• 汉字拆解: 炭 = 山 (mountain) + 灰 (ash) — depicts carbonized material

含义

Charcoal. Carbonized wood used for fuel, filtering, or drawing.

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).

例句

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。

用法指南

语境: cooking, everyday, idioms

语气: practical

正确说法

• 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.)

错误说法

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

起源与历史

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

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal