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Chinese symbol for “coke”

焦炭
jiāo tàn
coke (processed coal used in blast furnace)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for coke is 焦炭 (jiāo tàn), defined as: coke (processed coal used in blast furnace).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

焦 jiāo
burned, scorched; anxious, vexed
radical 86 ⽕ · 12 strokes
炭 tàn
carbon, charcoal, coal
radical 86 ⽕ · 9 strokes

Other Chinese words for “coke”

WordPinyinMeaning
焦化jiāo huàto coke
焦jiāoburnt; scorched

Related words

Other words that share a character with 焦炭.

WordPinyinMeaning
焦点 (焦點)jiāo diǎn(lit. and fig.) focal point; focus
焦虑 (焦慮)jiāo lǜanxious; worried
聚焦jù jiāoto focus (light, electron beam etc); to focus attention
焦急jiāo jíanxiety; anxious
焦躁jiāo zàofretful; impatient
烧焦 (燒焦)shāo jiāoto burn; to scorch
煤炭méi tàncoal
木炭mù tàncharcoal

See also: Japanese symbol for “coke”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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