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硝烟 (xiāo yān): Smoke of gunpowder — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

硝烟 consists of 2 characters.
xiāo
硝
saltpeter, niter; to tan
yān
烟
smoke, mist, or vapor

Example Sentences with 硝烟

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Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 硝烟.

Words with 硝
  • 硝化xiāo huà
  • 硝石xiāo shí
  • 硝酸xiāo suān
Words with 烟
  • 抽烟chōu yānHSK 4
  • 吸烟xī yān
  • 戒烟jiè yān
  • 炊烟chuī yān
  • 烟囱yān cōng
  • 烟火yān huǒ
  • 烟花yān huā
  • 香烟xiāng yān