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2.

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3.

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烟

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4.

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5.

How to Use 烟

Smoke or vapor

烟 refers to smoke, mist, or vapor in nouns.

抽烟 • chōu yān • to smoke • HSK 4

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6.

Example Sentences

tā他

diǎn点

rán燃

le了

yì一

zhī支

xiāng

Information

Pinyinyān

Meaningsmoke, mist, or vapor

Strokes10

Radical火

Traditional煙

StructureLeft-Right

Frequency#921

Zhuyinㄧㄢ

UnicodeU+70DF

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Fire (火) produces fumes from something (因) — smoke or mist rising.

chōu抽

yān烟

to smoke

炊烟 • chuī yān • smoke from kitchen chimneys • HSK 6

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chuī炊

yān烟

smoke from kitchen chimneys

烟囱 • yān cōng • chimney • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

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yān烟

cōng囱

chimney

Fireworks

烟 is used in words for fireworks or firecrackers.

烟花 • yān huā • fireworks • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

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yān烟

huā花

fireworks

烟火 • yān huǒ • fireworks / firecrackers • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

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yān烟

huǒ火

fireworks / firecrackers

烟花爆竹 • yān huā bào zhú • fireworks • HSK 6

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yān烟

huā花

bào爆

zhú

香

yān烟

。

He lit a cigarette.

chú厨

fáng房

lǐ里

mào冒

chū出

le了

hěn很

duō多

yān烟

。

A lot of smoke came out of the kitchen.

huǒ火

zāi灾

xiàn现

chǎng场

mí弥

màn漫

zhe着

nóng浓

mì密

de的

yān烟

wù雾

。

Dense smoke filled the fire scene.

Yé爷

ye爷

xǐ喜

huān欢

zài在

wǎn晚

fàn饭

hòu后

chōu抽

yī一

dǒu斗

yān烟

dǒu斗

。

Grandpa likes to smoke a pipe after dinner.

Zhè这

xiē些

yān烟

yè叶

jīng经

guò过

liàng晾

shài晒

hòu后

kě可

yǐ以

zhì制

chéng成

xiāng香

yān烟

。

These tobacco leaves can be made into cigarettes after drying.

竹

fireworks

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挂guàhang up
管guǎntube, pipe; to manage, to control
光guānglight
逛guàngstroll
喊hǎnshout; cry out; yell
汗hànsweat

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Characters pronounced "yan".

彦yànelegant
奄yǎnere long; remain, tarry; feeble
阉yāncastrate; eunuch
焉yānthereupon, then; how? why? where?
赝yànfalse; counterfeit; bogus; sham
魇yǎnnightmare, bad dreams

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炯jiǒngbright, brilliant, clear; hot
炳bǐngbright, luminous; glorious
炽chìburning-hot, intense; to burn, blaze; splendid, illustrious
烬jìncinders, ashes, embers; remnants
炙zhìroast, broil; toast; cauterize
烽fēngsignal fire; tower where signal

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