烟(yān)

HSK 310 strokesTrad. 煙

cigarette or pipe tobacco

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Character information

Pinyin
yān
Meaning
cigarette or pipe tobacco; CL:根[gen1]; smoke; mist; vapour; CL:缕; tobacco plant; (of the eyes) to be irritated by smoke
Strokes
10
HSK level
HSK 3
Traditional
煙

Origin & structure

Where 烟 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰火因

In this compound, the meaning comes from 火 (fire); 因 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

火huǒ因yīn

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 烟 step by step

10 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 烟

Common words using 烟 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

xī吸yān烟
HSK 4

to smoke

Open 吸烟 page →
chōu抽yān烟
HSK 4

variant of 抽烟

Open 抽烟 page →
yān烟huā花
HSK 6

fireworks

Open 烟花 page →
jiè戒yān烟
HSK 7-9

to give up smoking

Open 戒烟 page →
yān烟cōng囱
HSK 7-9

chimney; smokestack; stovepipe

Open 烟囱 page →
yān烟huǒ火
HSK 7-9

smoke and fire

Open 烟火 page →
xiāng香yān烟
HSK 7-9

smoke from incense (burned as an offering to one's ancestors); (fig.) continuation of f…

Open 香烟 page →
rén人yān烟

sign of human habitation

Open 人烟 page →

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吸抽花戒囱火香人

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