Chinese symbol for “lignite”
褐煤
hè méi
lignite; brown coal
The closest CC-CEDICT match for lignite is 褐煤 (hè méi), defined as: lignite; brown coal.
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Characters and stroke order
Related words
Other words that share a character with 褐煤.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 褐色 | hè sè | brown |
| 黄褐色 (黃褐色) | huáng hè sè | tan (color); tawny |
| 黄褐斑 (黃褐斑) | huáng hè bān | chloasma; melasma |
| 赤褐色 | chì hè sè | russet; reddish brown |
| 茶褐色 | chá hè sè | dark brown; tawny |
| 煤炭 | méi tàn | coal |
| 煤矿 (煤礦) | méi kuàng | coal mine; coal seam |
| 煤气 (煤氣) | méi qì | coal gas; gas (fuel) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “lignite”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.
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