Meaning
cigarette; tobacco; smoke
Chinese: 烟、烟雾;也指香烟、烟草。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “yan” becomes a different word in each tone. 烟 is the 1st tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 抽烟chōu yānto smoke (tobacco)
- 吸烟xī yānto smoke
- 戒烟jiè yānto give up smoking
- 烟花yān huāfireworks; prostitute (esp. in Yuan theater)
- 香烟xiāng yānsmoke from incense (burned as an offering to one's ancestors); (fig.) continuation of family line; cigarette (
Example Sentence
这里不能抽烟。Zhè lǐ bù néng chōu yān.You cannot smoke here.
这里Zhè lǐhere不能bù néngcannot抽烟chōu yānto smoke (tobacco)。