烧炭

Traditional: 燒炭

shāo tàn

Dictionary entry

to manufacture charcoal

What does 烧炭 mean?

烧炭 (shāo tàn) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to manufacture charcoal

2to burn charcoal (often a reference to suicide by carbon monoxide poisoning)

Character breakdown

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烧shāoto burn; to set on fire · to heat (over a fire); to boil (water, tea etc)炭tànwood charcoal · coal

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How to pronounce 烧炭

烧炭

shāo tàn

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