烟
HSK 3

烟 (yān): smoke, soot, opium

yān

smoke, soot, opium

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Pinyin

yān

HSK Level

Level 3

Characters

1

English Meaning

smoke, soot, opium

How to Write 烟 (yān)

烟 is written in 10 strokes. Follow the stroke order below, drawing each highlighted stroke in turn.

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Origin of 烟

A phono-semantic compound: 火 (fire) carries the meaning, and 因 hints at the pronunciation.

What 烟 is Made Of

烟 is built from 2 components:

火fire, flame
因cause, reason

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Words Using 烟

Common Chinese words that contain 烟:

抽烟

chōuyān

炊烟

chuīyān

烟花爆竹

yānhuābàozhú

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