yān

smoke; tobacco (in 烟)

HSK 3

1Stroke Order Animation

0 strokes

2Readings & Meanings

  • yāncigarette or pipe tobacco; ; smoke

3Structure

Left-right structure左右结构

is built from 2 parts.

4Common Words with

烟花yān huā

fireworks; prostitute

冒烟mào yān

to smoke; to emit smoke

yān

smoke; tobacco; cigarette

吸烟xī yān

to smoke; to have a cigarette

香烟xiāng yān

cigarette; incense smoke

浓烟nóng yān

thick smoke; dense smoke

5Example Sentences

吸烟有害健康。

xī yān yǒu hài jiàn kāng。

Smoking is harmful to health.

他正在戒烟。

tā zhèng zài jiè yān。

He is quitting smoking.

Other Characters Pronounced “yan”