二氧化碳
Old HSK 6
二氧化碳 (èryǎnghuàtàn) · carbon dioxide
二氧化碳 (èryǎnghuàtàn) means “carbon dioxide”. It is written with 4 characters: 二 (two) + 氧 (oxygen) + 化 (-ize) + 碳 (carbon). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 二氧化碳 is built
The characters
二 èr · two
What 二 is made of
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: Two parallel lines; compare 一 (one) and 三 (three) (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
氧 yǎng · oxygen
What 氧 is made of
- 气qì — air
- 亻rén — person
- 羊yáng — sheep
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 丶 — dot
- 丷ha — kwukyel
化 huà · -ize
What 化 is made of
- 亻rén — person
- 匕bǐ — spoon
- 乚 — hook stroke
- 丿 — falling stroke
碳 tàn · carbon
What 碳 is made of
- 石shí — stone
- 厂chǎng — cliff
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 炭tàn — carbon
- 山shān — mountain
- 凵qiǎn — container
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 灰huī — ashes
- 火huǒ — fire
- 山shān — mountain
Example sentences
植物能吸收二氧化碳。Zhíwù néng xīshōu èryǎnghuàtàn.Plants can absorb carbon dioxide.
汽车会排出大量二氧化碳。Qìchē huì páichū dàliàng èryǎnghuàtàn.Cars give off large amounts of carbon dioxide.
Questions about 二氧化碳
What does 二氧化碳 mean?
二氧化碳 (èryǎnghuàtàn) means “carbon dioxide”.
How do you pronounce 二氧化碳?
二氧化碳 is pronounced èryǎnghuàtàn.
Which HSK level is 二氧化碳?
二氧化碳 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 二手èrshǒusecond-hand
- 二èrtwo
- 氧气yǎngqìoxygen
- 变化biànhuàchange
- 文化wénhuàculture
- 消化xiāohuàto digest
- 化学huàxuéchemistry
- 多元化duōyuánhuàdiverse
- 恶化èhuàto worsen
- 化肥huàféichemical fertilizer
Learn 二氧化碳 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 49: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.