méi

coal

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components
火 meaning component

  Meaning component

huǒ

  

fire

某 sound component

  Sound component

mǒu

  

certain thing or person

Definitions

 

méi

coal, coke, charcoal, carbon; coal; CL:|[kuài]

Most common words with 煤
Freq.
Word
Meaning

coal

煤气

coal gas

煤矿

coal mine

煤炭

coal

煤油

kerosene