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煤 - méi

coal, coke, charcoal, carbon

coal, coke, charcoal, carbon

How to read 煤

Click 煤 to hear Mandarin pronunciation. Use the example words before memorizing it in isolation.

Hanzi
Traditional
Pinyinméi
Englishcoal, coke, charcoal, carbon
Radical hint

Short sentences you can say today

煤屑 is a common expression. I can make a sentence with 煤层. Please read 煤气 one more time.

Common words with this character

coal dust; coal slack
a coal bed; a coal seam
coal gas; gas
kerosene

Mistake warning

Do not memorize 煤 only as an isolated symbol. Read it inside words like 煤屑 and 煤层 first, then come back to the single-character pronunciation.

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 煤.