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無煙炭

简无烟炭 · 繁無煙炭

Mandarin · pinyin wú yān tàn

smokeless coal

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炭: tàn · charcoal; coal; carbon
无: wú · negative, no, not; Kangxi radical 71
烟: yān · smoke, soot; opium; tobacco, cigarettes

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2–1–4 · wu2 yan1 tan4

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