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The word 烧炭 is formed by combining the character 烧, meaning 'to burn' or 'to heat', with the character 炭, meaning 'charcoal'; this creates a verb-object compound where 烧 acts upon 炭, directly representing the action of burning charcoal.

Word Definition - 烧炭

shāo tàn to manufacture charcoal; to burn charcoal (often a reference to suicide by carbon monoxide poisoning)

Individual Character Details

烧 shāo
炭 tàn