碳化氢

碳化氫

tànhuàqīng

noun

Measure Word

一种碳化氢 zhǒng

Meanings

1 hydrocarbon

Characters

to change; -ize

Examples

HSK 3

石油主要由各种碳化氢组成。

Shíyóu zhǔyào yóu gèzhǒng tànhuàqīng zǔchéng.

Petroleum is composed mainly of various hydrocarbons.

HSK 7-9

甲烷是最简单的碳化氢。

Jiǎwán shì zuì jiǎndān de tànhuàqīng.

Methane is the simplest hydrocarbon.

Tips

usage

In modern chemistry textbooks the preferred term is 烃 (tīng), a single character coined as a portmanteau of 碳 (carbon) and 氢 (hydrogen). 碳化氢 still appears in older texts and translated literature.

Stroke Order

碳 tàn

化 huà

氢 qīng