炭
タン, すみ

charcoal, coal

JLPT2 G3 S9 F1307

屵 is 山 mountain + 厂 cliff/shape indicator → mountain cliff/crag. 炭 is 屵# + 火 fire → fuel source dug from outcroppings → *coal* → *charcoal*; *carbon*.

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