煤
HSK 5
煤 (méi): coal, coke, charcoal
méi
coal, coke, charcoal
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Pinyin
méi
HSK Level
Level 5
Characters
1
English Meaning
coal, coke, charcoal
How to Write 煤 (méi)
煤 is written in 13 strokes. Follow the stroke order below, drawing each highlighted stroke in turn.
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Origin of 煤
A phono-semantic compound: 火 (fire) carries the meaning, and 某 hints at the pronunciation.
What 煤 is Made Of
煤 is built from 2 components:
火fire, flame
某some, someone
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Words Using 煤
Common Chinese words that contain 煤:
煤炭
méitàn
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