烟

yān

cigarette or pipe tobacco; smoke; mist

noun HSK 3.0 · Band 4 trad. 煙

Watch it being written

Every character draws itself, stroke by stroke. Then grab the brush: trace it yourself and hear the word when you finish.

烟

Build with these blocks

Chinese words snap together like bricks. Every word below shares a character with this one, so you are already halfway to knowing it.

烟
  • 炊烟chuīyānsmoke from kitchen chimneysB7
  • 烟囱yāncōngchimneyB7
  • 烟花yānhuāfireworksB7
  • 烟火yānhuǒsmoke and fireB7

See it in sentences

屋子里全是烟。

The room is full of smoke.

他买了一包烟。

He bought a pack of cigarettes.