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Character

烟

yān HSK 7
烟 yān HSK 7
  • 1. smoke; gas mixed with residual particles produced by combustion
  • 2. something resembling smoke
  • 3. soot; fine carbon particles in smoke that settle and form black residue
  • 4. (of smoke) irritate the eyes, causing tears or difficulty opening them
  • 5. tobacco plant; a herbaceous plant with large hairy leaves used for cigarettes and pesticides
  • 6. general term for cigarettes, pipe tobacco, etc.
  • 7. opium
  • 8. a surname
Words using 烟 as yān (4)
  • 1 炊烟 chuī yān — cooking smoke HSK 7
    • 炊 cooking, to cook with fire
    • 烟 smoke
    Example

    村庄里升起了缕缕炊烟。

    cūn zhuāng lǐ shēng qǐ le lǚ lǚ chuī yān

    Wisps of cooking smoke rose from the village.

  • 2 烟囱 yān cōng — chimney HSK 7
    • 烟 smoke
    • 囱 chimney structure
    Example

    工厂的烟囱冒出浓烟。

    gōng chǎng de yān cōng mào chū nóng yān

    Thick smoke is billowing from the factory's chimney.

  • 3 烟火 yān huǒ — fireworks HSK 7
    Example

    春节的时候，我们会放烟火庆祝新年。

    chūn jié de shí hou wǒ men huì fàng yān huǒ qìng zhù xīn nián

    During Spring Festival, we set off fireworks to celebrate the New Year.

  • 4 烟花 yān huā — fireworks HSK 7
    • 烟 smoke (the smoke trails and emissions)
    • 花 flower (the blooming pattern of the explosions)
    Example

    夜空中的烟花很美丽。

    yè kōng zhōng de yān huā hěn měi lì

    The fireworks in the night sky are very beautiful.

Structure & writing
烟 yān — smoke; gas mixed with residual particles produced by combustion

烟 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

1 火 huǒ — light and flame from burning; fig. urgent
火 is a component in 45 characters
HSK 3
灯 dēng lamp; light (device for illumination or using light for a purpose) 炼 liàn to refine or temper (a substance) by heating 烧 shāo to set on fire; to burn 秋 qiū autumn; fall (third season of the year)
HSK 4
伙 huǒ meals; food provisions 烟 yān smoke; gas mixed with residual particles produced by combustion 烤 kǎo to roast, bake, or toast (food near a heat source) 烦 fán vexed, irritated
HSK 5
灵 líng flexible; nimble; agile 炒 chǎo to stir-fry (cook by stirring ingredients in hot oil in a wok) 炸 zhà to burst or explode with a loud sound 燃 rán to burn; to be on fire
HSK 6
灭 miè go out; stop burning or shining (opposite of 着) 灾 zāi disaster caused by nature or human activity 炎 yán extremely hot (of weather) 烂 làn soft and mushy (of a solid whose structure is broken down or water content increased) 烫 tàng to scald; to burn (skin on contact with something hot)
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煤 méi coal (black combustible solid formed from ancient plants under heat and pressure) 燥 zào dry; lacking moisture 爆 bào to burst or explode suddenly
HSK 7
灶 zào stove or cooking range made of brick, earth, stone, or metal 灸 jiǔ moxibustion; to burn or cauterize acupoints with moxa sticks as a traditional Chinese medical treatment 灼 zhuó to burn; to scorch with fire 灿 càn bright; radiant; dazzling 炉 lú stove; furnace (for cooking, heating water, warming, or smelting)
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炊 chuī to cook (a meal), to make a fire for cooking 炖 dùn to stew (bring to a boil then simmer until tender, usually meat) 炫 xuàn (lit.) to dazzle (the eyes with intense light) 炬 jù torch 炮 pào cannon; artillery piece (caliber above 2 cm, firing shells; includes mortars, howitzers, cannons, anti-aircraft guns, etc.) 烁 shuò gleaming; glittering 烘 hōng to warm or dry by fire, electricity, or steam 烛 zhú candle, a wax object with a wick used for lighting 焕 huàn bright; radiant 焙 bèi to roast or dry over a slow fire in a vessel 焚 fén to burn 焰 yàn flame 煌 huáng bright; glowing 煲 bāo (dial.) a deep pot with steep sides 煽 shān same as "扇" 熄 xī to extinguish; (of fire) to go out 熨 yùn to iron (clothes) with a flat iron or clothes iron 耿 gěng (lit.) bright; luminous 荧 yíng (lit.) dim; faintly glowing 赤 chì red; a shade slightly lighter than vermilion
2 因 yīn — cause; reason (opposite of 果)
因 is a component in 4 characters
HSK 4
烟 yān smoke; gas mixed with residual particles produced by combustion
HSK 6
姻 yīn marriage
HSK 7
咽 yān pharynx (the muscular tube at the back of the mouth connecting the nasal cavity, oral cavity, and larynx) 恩 ēn kindness; deep benevolence

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