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烟 yān smoke

smoke; tobacco; cigarettes

How to remember 烟: 火 fire + 因 because = smoke. Grandpa lights a fire in the garden, and because the wood is wet, the whole street fills with smoke.

  • 967. most frequent character
  • HSK 4
  • 10 strokes
  • Radical 火

Component breakdown

烟 = 火 fire + 因 because

  • 火 fire
  • 因 because
    • 囗 enclosed
    • 大 big
The Gushi story

Grandpa lights a fire in the garden, and because the wood is wet, the whole street fills with smoke.

How it is used

  • Smoke, and tobacco/cigarettes - 抽烟/吸烟 (chōu yān / xī yān) to smoke, 一根烟 (yì gēn yān) a cigarette.
  • 戒烟 (jiè yān) = quit smoking; 二手烟 (èrshǒu yān) secondhand smoke.
  • 烟花 (yānhuā) fireworks; 烟囱 (yāncōng) a chimney - the literal "smoke" sense.

Words with 烟

Example sentences

  • 吸烟影响健康。 Xīyān yǐngxiǎng jiànkāng.Smoking affects one's health.
  • 她在抽烟。 Tā zài chōuyān.She's smoking.
  • 别养成抽烟的习惯 Bié yǎngchéng chōuyān de xíguàn.Don’t get into the habit of smoking.
  • 我从昨天开始戒烟。 Wǒ cóng zuótiān kāishǐ jièyān.I've stopped smoking as of yesterday.