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ㄧㄢ

yān

smoke

烟 is a 10 stroke, simplified Chinese character and is pronounced as yān in the first tone.

In traditional Chinese the character is used.

It is made up of the components (fire) and (cause).

  • ㄧㄢ

    yān

    smoke

    • ㄏㄨㄛ ˇ

      huǒ

      fire

    • ㄧㄣ

      yīn

      cause

2 stories have been written about this character — see all
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there's smoke because of fire
by joolean

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If you smoke you'll end up in a box
by changjinglu

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Pronunciation

We found 1 pronunciation for 烟

Definitions for 烟 pronounced as yān

  • cigarette or pipe tobacco
  • CL:根[gen1]
  • smoke
  • mist
  • vapour
  • CL:縷|缕[lu:3]
  • tobacco plant
  • (of the eyes) to be irritated by smoke

Vocabulary

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