탄화

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 炭化

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈtʰa̠(ː)nβwa̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [탄(ː)화]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	tanhwa
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	tanhwa
McCune–Reischauer?	t'anhwa
Yale Romanization?	thān.hwa

Noun

탄화 • (tanhwa) (hanja 炭化)

1. carbonisation

Derived terms

• 탄화수소 (炭化水素, tanhwasuso, “hydrocarbon”)