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Character

煤

méi HSK 7
煤 méi HSK 7
  • 1. coal (black combustible solid formed from ancient plants under heat and pressure)
  • 2. (dial.) soot (black residue from condensed smoke)
Words using 煤 as méi (2)
  • 1 煤气 méi qì — gas, coal gas HSK 7
    • 煤 coal (source material)
    • 气 gas (state of matter)
    Example

    我们家用煤气做饭。

    wǒ men jiā yòng méi qì zuò fàn

    Our family uses gas for cooking.

  • 2 煤炭 méi tàn — coal HSK 7
    • 煤 coal (the mineral fuel)
    • 炭 carbon/charcoal (emphasizing carbon composition)
    Example

    这个地区有丰富的煤炭资源。

    zhè ge dì qū yǒu fēng fù de méi tàn zī yuán

    This region has abundant coal resources.

Structure & writing
煤 méi — coal (black combustible solid formed from ancient plants under heat and pressure)

煤 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

1 火 huǒ — light and flame from burning; fig. urgent
火 is a component in 45 characters
HSK 3
灯 dēng lamp; light (device for illumination or using light for a purpose) 炼 liàn to refine or temper (a substance) by heating 烧 shāo to set on fire; to burn 秋 qiū autumn; fall (third season of the year)
HSK 4
伙 huǒ meals; food provisions 烟 yān smoke; gas mixed with residual particles produced by combustion 烤 kǎo to roast, bake, or toast (food near a heat source) 烦 fán vexed, irritated
HSK 5
灵 líng flexible; nimble; agile 炒 chǎo to stir-fry (cook by stirring ingredients in hot oil in a wok) 炸 zhà to burst or explode with a loud sound 燃 rán to burn; to be on fire
HSK 6
灭 miè go out; stop burning or shining (opposite of 着) 灾 zāi disaster caused by nature or human activity 炎 yán extremely hot (of weather) 烂 làn soft and mushy (of a solid whose structure is broken down or water content increased) 烫 tàng to scald; to burn (skin on contact with something hot)
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煤 méi coal (black combustible solid formed from ancient plants under heat and pressure) 燥 zào dry; lacking moisture 爆 bào to burst or explode suddenly
HSK 7
灶 zào stove or cooking range made of brick, earth, stone, or metal 灸 jiǔ moxibustion; to burn or cauterize acupoints with moxa sticks as a traditional Chinese medical treatment 灼 zhuó to burn; to scorch with fire 灿 càn bright; radiant; dazzling 炉 lú stove; furnace (for cooking, heating water, warming, or smelting)
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炊 chuī to cook (a meal), to make a fire for cooking 炖 dùn to stew (bring to a boil then simmer until tender, usually meat) 炫 xuàn (lit.) to dazzle (the eyes with intense light) 炬 jù torch 炮 pào cannon; artillery piece (caliber above 2 cm, firing shells; includes mortars, howitzers, cannons, anti-aircraft guns, etc.) 烁 shuò gleaming; glittering 烘 hōng to warm or dry by fire, electricity, or steam 烛 zhú candle, a wax object with a wick used for lighting 焕 huàn bright; radiant 焙 bèi to roast or dry over a slow fire in a vessel 焚 fén to burn 焰 yàn flame 煌 huáng bright; glowing 煲 bāo (dial.) a deep pot with steep sides 煽 shān same as "扇" 熄 xī to extinguish; (of fire) to go out 熨 yùn to iron (clothes) with a flat iron or clothes iron 耿 gěng (lit.) bright; luminous 荧 yíng (lit.) dim; faintly glowing 赤 chì red; a shade slightly lighter than vermilion
2 某 mǒu — a certain (person, place, thing, etc.); so-and-so
某 is a component in 3 characters
HSK 5
媒 méi matchmaker; person who arranges marriages
HSK 6
煤 méi coal (black combustible solid formed from ancient plants under heat and pressure)
HSK 7
谋 móu plan; stratagem; scheme

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