煤 is especially important in industrial and energy contexts, referring to coal as a major fuel.
 
Related characters:

charcoal, coal, carbon

smoke, fumes, mist, haze

fire, heat

 — semantic component meaning “fire”;


someone, a certain person, anonymous reference

— phonetic component indicating the sound (매 / méi).
The character originally referred to black residue produced by fire, which extended to mean coal.
 
Semantic development:
- soot from burning;
- black residue of fire;
- coal as a fuel source.

석탄 (石炭) — coal (common term; not using 煤 directly)
매연 (煤煙) — soot; exhaust smoke

Characters

Words

Vocabulary

to not have, none, nothing

to burn, to scorch

flame, blazing fire, fiery force

so, thus, in that way

to refine by fire, to temper, to smelt

to boil down, to decoct, to fry

warm, to heat, to warm up

soot, coal

to shine, to illuminate, to reflect, to take a photograph, to compare, to refer to

to boil, to cook in water, to simmer

to extinguish, to cease, to subside

to melt, to smelt, to fuse

to be cooked, ripe, done, to ripen, mature, to be skilled, practiced, familiar

hot, warm, heat, fever

to blaze, to burn intensely, flourishing, vigorous

to shine brightly, to blaze

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煤

Etymology

Usage in Korean

Additional notes

Words that derived from 煤

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