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Meaning of 烟

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(Trad.: 煙)
Pinyin: yān
English Definition: cigarette or pipe tobacco; Classifiers: ; tobacco plant; (of the eyes) to be irritated by smoke
Chinese Definition:
①物质燃烧时所生的气体:冒烟。硝烟。烟囱。烟雾。烟波。烟火。烟尘。荒无人烟。
②像烟的:烟霞。烟霭。烟岚。烟鬟。
③烟气刺激使眼睛流泪或睁不开:烟了眼睛。
④一年生草本植物:烟草。烟叶。
⑤烟草制成品:香烟。卷烟。纸烟。烟蒂。
⑥指“鸦片”:大烟。烟灯。烟枪。烟馆。
Total strokes: 10; Radical:
Pictophonetic: indicates the sound; (fire) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
  • Left to right
    • [ huǒ ] fire, flame; to burn; anger, rage
    • [ yīn ] cause, reason; by; because
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Example Words
香烟 xiāng yān cigarette; smoke from burning incense; Classifiers:
吸烟 yān to smoke
抽烟 chōu yān to smoke (a cigarette, tobacco)
烟草 yān cǎo tobacco
烟花 yān huā fireworks; prostitute (esp. in Yuan theater)
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Example Sentences
1
No smoking.
2
He smokes carelessly.
3
He made an effort to quit smoking.
4
Excuse me, do you smoke?
5
I only smoke occasionally.