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HSK
7-9

charcoal

Composition


Components

Sounds

Pinyin

tan4 tàn

Meaning


Primary

charcoal

Mnemonic


[t-] Tarzan is in the [4] bathroom of the [-an] pawn shop where he there is a small 山 mountain of 炭 charcoal. As Tarzan sits on the toilet looking at it, a 火 fire randomly appears and lights the 炭 charcoal on fire. The resulting explosion sends Tarzan, pants still down, out the window and down the 厂 cliff as the smell of 炭 charcoal fills the air.

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