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

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硝烟 consists of 2 characters.

saltpeter, niter; to tan

smoke, mist, or vapor

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Pinyinxiāo yān

Meaningsmoke of gunpowder

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Word硝烟

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More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 硝烟.

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烟囱yān cōngHSK 7-9
烟火yān huǒHSK 7-9
烟花yān huāHSK 7-9
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戒烟jiè yān

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