烟 Stroke Order — How to Write 烟
烟 is written in 10 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 火, then complete the remaining strokes.
Stroke order matters in Chinese: it keeps the character balanced, and it is how dictionaries and handwriting input methods expect a character to be written.
烟 Radical and Character Components
烟 is a phono-semantic compound: 火 (fire) carries the meaning, while 因 indicates the sound.
Radical: 火 + 6 more strokes
烟 Pronunciation and Pinyin
- yān
Meanings of 烟 in Chinese
1
yān烟
Gases produced by combustion, typically visible as a cloudy mass.
清晨，山谷里弥漫着一层薄薄的烟雾，如梦似幻
In the early morning, a thin layer of smoke-like fog enveloped the valley, dreamlike and ethereal.
Referring to things resembling smoke, such as mist, haze, or fine, wispy elements, often in a picturesque context.
远处的山峦被一层薄薄的烟霞笼罩着。
The distant mountains were enveloped in a thin layer of mist and rosy clouds.
To irritate or sting the eyes with smoke, causing them to water or making it difficult to keep them open.
这烟味儿太重了，都把我眼睛烟疼了
This smoke is too strong; it's stinging my eyes.
tobacco (the plant or its leaves)
他家种植了一片烟，每年都能收获不少烟叶。
His family cultivates a patch of tobacco, harvesting a lot of tobacco leaves every year.
When pronounced yān, 烟 refers to tobacco products, such as cigarettes.
他喜欢饭后抽一根香烟。
He likes to smoke a cigarette after a meal.
Refers to opium, often used in compounds like 'dà yān' (opium) or 'yān qiāng' (opium pipe).
他看到桌上有一个旧烟枪。
He saw an old opium pipe on the table.
Common Words and Phrases with 烟
1
mist and clouds; haze
日出时分，湖面上笼罩着一层淡淡的烟霭，如梦如幻
At sunrise, a faint misty haze enveloped the lake, dreamlike and ethereal.
2
mist-covered waters
清晨，湖面烟波浩渺，景色如画，令人心旷神怡。
In the early morning, the lake's mist-shrouded waters stretched boundlessly, a picturesque scene that was refreshing and delightful.
3
Tobacco plant
烟草叶子经过加工后可以制作成各种产品。
After processing, tobacco leaves can be made into various products.
4
Smoke and dust, often referring to the smoke and dust of war or a bustling area.
风吹过荒废的院落，扬起了地上的烟尘
The wind swept through the desolate courtyard, stirring up dust and smoke from the ground.
5
A vertical structure, usually made of brick or metal, that carries smoke and gases from a fire or furnace out of a building.
这座老房子有一个高大的砖砌烟囱，冬天的时候会冒出白色的炊烟。
This old house has a tall brick chimney, from which white cooking smoke rises in winter.
6
a Chinese tobacco pipe
爷爷喜欢坐在院子里，手里拿着他的老烟袋，悠闲地抽着烟。
Grandpa likes to sit in the yard, holding his old tobacco pipe, leisurely smoking.
7
The hollow stem of a tobacco pipe, connecting the bowl and the mouthpiece.
老人慢悠悠地擦拭着他的烟袋杆儿，动作里带着岁月的痕迹。
The old man slowly wiped his pipe stem, his movements carrying the marks of time.
8
A flue is a duct, pipe, or opening in a chimney or vent that channels smoke and combustion gases from a fireplace, furnace, or boiler to the outside.
这座老房子的烟道需要清理了，否则烟会倒灌进屋里。
The flue of this old house needs to be cleaned, otherwise smoke will back up into the room.
9
A lamp used to roast opium before smoking it.
在旧时的画作中，常能见到雅致的烟灯静置于桌案一隅，其光晕昏黄。
In old paintings, elegant opium lamps are often seen resting quietly in a corner of a table, their halos dim and yellow.
10
A cigarette end; the part of a cigarette remaining after it has been smoked.
他随手把烟蒂扔在了地上。
He carelessly threw the cigarette butt on the ground.
11
a tobacco pipe
我的爷爷喜欢坐在摇椅上，悠闲地抽着他的老烟斗。
My grandfather enjoys sitting in his rocking chair, leisurely smoking his old pipe.
12
A small-time tobacco dealer or peddler, often operating in local markets.
集市上的烟贩子偷偷把香烟藏在衣服里，避免被市场管理人员发现
The tobacco peddler at the market secretly hid cigarettes in their clothes to avoid being discovered by market administrators.
13
14
Clausilium, a rod-shaped closing organ of clausiliid mollusks.
烟管螺的烟管是一种独特的结构，可以帮助它们在受到威胁时封闭壳口。
The clausilium of a clausiliid snail is a unique structure that helps them seal their shell opening when threatened.
More words with 烟
- chuī炊yān烟smoke from kitchen chimneys
- hàn旱yān烟dry tobacco, native pipe tobacco
- juǎn卷yān烟A cigarette or a cigar.
- láng狼yān烟beacon smoke, smoke signal
- méi煤yān烟Smoke from burning coal.
- xī夕yān烟evening mist
- xiāo硝yān烟smoke of gunpowder; gunsmoke
- fēng烽yān烟smoke from a beacon fire
- jì忌yān烟No smoking, Avoid smoking
- kǎo烤yān烟Flue-cured tobacco, flue-cured
- lǚ吕sòng宋yān烟Manila cigar, Luzon cigar
- yān烟huā花fireworks, firework
- xī吸yān烟smoking
- yān烟wù雾Smoke, Fumes
- xiāng香yān烟cigarette
- yān烟huī灰ash, cigarette ash
- yān烟jiǔ酒tobacco and alcohol, cigarettes and alcohol
- yān烟qiāng枪pipe, junkie
- yān烟tong筒Chimney, Smokestack
- yān烟tǔ土Opium, Raw opium
Idioms with 烟
- yān烟bō波hào浩miǎo渺vast misty waters
- yān烟huǒ火lín邻jū居close neighbors
- yān烟xiāo消huǒ火miè灭vanish completely
- yān烟xiāo消yún云sàn散disappear completely
- yān烟xūn熏huǒ火liǎo燎scorching hot and suffocating
- yān烟yún云guò过yǎn眼fleeting like smoke and clouds
- bù不shí食yān烟huǒ火aloof from worldly affairs
- fàng放yān烟mù幕dàn弹create a diversion or false impression
- guò过yǎn眼yān烟yún云fleeting illusion
- guò过yǎn眼yún云yān烟fleeting clouds and smoke
- hào浩rú如yān烟hǎi海vast as a misty ocean
- huāng荒wú无rén人yān烟desolate and uninhabited
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Open the tool →Questions about 烟
What does 烟 mean in Chinese?
烟 (yān) means “Gases produced by combustion” in Chinese.
How do you pronounce 烟?
烟 is pronounced yān in Mandarin Chinese.
How many strokes does 烟 have?
烟 has 10 strokes.
How do you write 烟?
烟 is written in 10 strokes, starting from the radical 火. See the animated stroke order on this page.
What is the radical of 烟?
The radical of 烟 is 火, and 烟 is a phono-semantic compound.