炭疽

tànjū

noun #14,066

Meanings

1 (medicine) anthrax
2 (horticulture) anthracnose; canker

Characters

charcoal; carbon

gangrene; carbuncle

Examples

HSK 3

2001年美国发生了炭疽邮件事件。

Èr líng líng yī nián Měiguó fāshēng le tànjū yóujiàn shìjiàn.

In 2001, the anthrax mail attacks occurred in the United States.

HSK 7-9

炭疽是一种严重的传染病。

Tànjū shì yī zhǒng yánzhòng de chuánrǎnbìng.

Anthrax is a serious infectious disease.

Tips

memory

炭 = charcoal/carbon, 疽 = gangrene/carbuncle. Anthrax gets its name from the Greek word for coal, because it causes black skin lesions - the Chinese name mirrors this with 炭 (charcoal).

Stroke Order

炭 tàn

疽 jū