A black solid substance formed from ancient plant remains buried underground; used as a fuel and chemical raw material.

a hard, porous, grey fuel made by heating coal without air, primarily used in blast furnaces for smelting iron and steel

An acute infectious disease caused by the bacterium [[炭疽杆菌|炭疽桿菌|tan4 ju1 gan3 jun1]]; primarily affects cattle and sheep but can be transmitted to humans.

literally meaning to send charcoal in snowy weather; providing help in someone's hour of need or most difficult moment

A highly porous form of carbon with strong absorbing properties used in industry, medicine, and gas masks; produced by burning wood, shells, or bone at high temperatures

a black solid fuel made by heating wood in the absence of air; used as a fuel or for filtration

a fire made using charcoal or coal

peat; soft, soil-like coal formed from partially decomposed organic matter used for fuel and fertilizer

(archaic) coal; anthracite; an ancient name for [[煤|煤|mei2]]

To turn into carbon or charcoal by burning or chemical processing

An acute infectious disease caused by the bacterium Bacillus anthracis, affecting both humans and animals.

The system of rock layers deposited during the Carboniferous period

(idiom) people are plunged into an abyss of misery; describes the populace suffering extreme hardship, especially during times of war or social chaos

A forest grown and managed primarily for the production of firewood and charcoal.

(literary) mire and embers; extreme distress or the sufferings of the common people

charcoal used for fuel; burning charcoal or wood; ember; live coal

The fifth period of the Paleozoic Era, characterized by vast swamps and the formation of major coal deposits.

charcoal; firewood and charcoal; fuel made from wood

coal; bituminous coal; a black solid fossil fuel formed from plant remains

A kiln used for burning or producing charcoal.

ice and charcoal; (metaphor) two things that are mutually incompatible or completely at odds

a drawing instrument made from charred wood or powdered charcoal, primarily used for sketching

to manufacture charcoal or to use charcoal as fuel

organic acid forming colorless crystals that turn pink in light and air, used to manufacture dyes, synthetic resins, and as a disinfectant

A basin used for burning charcoal to provide heat in winter.

highly refined carbon used for making specialized parts like battery cores and arc lamp filaments; a general term for various carbon products

(idiom) to send charcoal in the snow; to provide help exactly when someone needs it most

A type of sketch or drawing made using charcoal sticks.

Plunge the common people into an abyss of extreme suffering, typically due to war or oppressive rule

The common people are suffering in extreme misery, as if stuck in mud and charcoal fire; describes a state of great national distress. distress or chaos.

A drawing made using charcoal sticks, pencils, or powder.

A rod-shaped object made of carbon and graphite used as an electrode in items such as arc lamps and batteries.

animal charcoal; a form of activated charcoal made from heating animal bones in a closed container, used for decolorizing or deodorizing

The common people are plunged into an abyss of misery; used to describe extreme suffering caused by war or bad governance.

to be as incompatible or irreconcilable as ice and hot coals; describes two opposing parties that cannot coexist or tolerate each other

ice and charcoal cannot be held in the same container; fundamentally incompatible elements or people cannot coexist

fuel block made by pressing charcoal powder and clay together, used for heating or cooking

a black substance produced by charring animal bones; bone black

incompatible as ice and charcoal; used to describe people or ideas that are fundamentally opposed and cannot coexist

ice and coal do not speak, yet it is obvious which is cold and which is hot; means that one's true nature or sincerity is apparent without needing to be stated

(xiehouyu) To be unable to distinguish between right and wrong or good and evil. Literally "a charcoal seller falling into a flour vat", where the black of the charcoal and the white of the flour are mixed up.

A famous poem by the Tang dynasty poet [[白居易|白居易|bai2 ju1 yi4]] about the hardships of a charcoal seller

To go to extremes to conceal one's identity and sacrifice one's life to repay a favor or seek revenge; literally "swallowing charcoal and lacquering one's skin."

smokeless coal; anthracite coal with a high carbon content that burns with little smoke

small bits of charcoal that float on water, used in specific contexts such as tea ceremonies or traditional heating

lightweight charcoal that floats on water

matted sphagnum moss; peat moss

charcoal that is light enough to float when placed in water

Literally "to paint one's skin and swallow charcoal"; describes sacrificing one's physical appearance or health in order to plan a hard-fought revenge or to repay a master's kindness, based on the story of the assassin [[豫让|豫讓|yu4 rang4]] in the Warring States period