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English meaning

  • carbon noun A chemical element (symbol C) found in all living things and in materials like coal, diamond, and graphite.
  • ember noun A small glowing piece of coal or wood left over after a fire has died down.

Senses

碳 is used for these senses in English:

  • carbon (uncountable) The chemical element (symbol C) with an atomic number of 6. It can be found in pure form for example as graphite, a black, shiny and very soft material, or diamond, a colourless, transparent, crystalline solid and the hardest known material.
  • ember A piece of coal or wood glowing by heat; a hot coal.
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