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碳 = 石 + 炭

碳 is a Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “carbon (element 6”. It is built from 石 (stone) and 炭 (charcoal).

Keyword
carbon (element 6
Pinyin (Mandarin)
tàn
Script
Chinese hanzi
Also known as
carbon (element 6, c), с), углерод (элемент 6

Decomposition

ids

  1. 石 stone
  2. 炭 charcoal

How to find 碳 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “stone” + “charcoal”. 碳 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 碳 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.