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Meaning of 烟

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烟 (Trad.: 煙)HSK 4
Pinyin: yān
English Definition: cigarette or pipe tobacco; Classifiers: 根 ; 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: 火
Pictophonetic:因 indicates the sound; 火 (fire) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
  • ⿰ Left to right
    • 火 [ huǒ ] fire, flame; to burn; anger, rage
    • 因 [ yīn ] cause, reason; by; because
Similar Characters: 灿
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Example Words
香烟 xiāng yān cigarette; smoke from burning incense; Classifiers: 支
吸烟 xī yān to smoke
抽烟HSK 4 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
jìn zhǐ
禁止
xī yān
吸烟
。
No smoking.
2
tā
他
suí yì
随意
chōu yān
抽烟
。
He smokes carelessly.
3
tā
他
nǔ lì
努力
tuō lí
脱离
yān yǐn
烟瘾
。
He made an effort to quit smoking.
4
qǐng wèn
请问
nǐ
你
huì
会
chōu yān
抽烟
ma
吗
？
Excuse me, do you smoke?
5
wǒ
我
zhǐ shì
只是
ǒu ěr
偶尔
chōu yān
抽烟
。
I only smoke occasionally.
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