石炭系 Traditional form: 石炭系 Pinyin (reading): shítànxì Definitions: carboniferous system coal measure (geology) Characters: 石 - stone, rock, mineral 炭 - carbon, charcoal, coal 系 - system; line, link, connection Traditional characters: 石 - stone, rock, mineral 炭 - carbon, charcoal, coal 系 - system; line, link, connection