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7-9

carbon

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Pinyin

tan4 tàn

Meaning


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carbon

Mnemonic


[t-] Tarzan is in the [4] bathroom of the [-an] pawn shop, freezing. He goes up to the 厂 cliff of the miniature 山 mountain that is inside the pawn shop bathroom and takes some 石 stone of 碳 carbon and lights it on 火 fire, warming up the bathroom. He then proceeds to go to the bathroom, but passes out minutes later from 碳 carbon poisoning, as there is no ventilation.

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