All charactersHSK 3

yān

smoke, a cigarette. 10 strokes, radical 火, first met in HSK 3.

Pinyin yānStrokes 10Radical Band HSK 3Words 4

What 烟 is made of

(huǒ, fire) and (yīn, cause).

carries the meaning — fire — and carries the sound.

How to write 烟

Strokes 1–4 write , then strokes 5–10 write .

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Stroke order chart for 烟 — 10 strokes, radical 火

Write 烟 on the grid

Free, with no account: the app draws each stroke, then you write it and it says which stroke went wrong.

Print a 米字格 practice sheet for 烟

Words that use 烟

(yān) smoke, a cigarette
点着后能用嘴吸的那种东西,也指燃烧时冒出的白气

生产作业区内严格禁止吸烟。Inside the production zone, smoking is strictly forbidden.

Lesson 229, 现场督导与公共安全 · 商业洽谈与公共秩序 · Business Negotiations, Urban Order & Safety Precautions

(chōu)(yān) to smoke
把香烟点着,吸进又吐出烟雾

楼道里明确禁止住户抽烟。Residents are strictly forbidden to smoke in the stairwell.

Lesson 262, 家居清扫与细致严谨 · 市井百态与经世策应 · Civic Commerce, Everyday Chores & Community Life

()(yān) to smoke (cigarettes)
点燃香烟吸入又吐出烟雾

车间严禁在场内吸烟。The workshop strictly forbade smoking indoors.

Lesson 359, 规矩自修与精微技艺 · 研精励志与健步逐风 · Academic Strategy, Campus Craftsmanship & Sports Vigor

(yān)(huā) fireworks
指节日燃放的彩色花火

节日的夜里放起烟花,沿海城市灯火通明。On the festival night fireworks went up.

Lesson 668, 血液循环 · 行稳致远与宏图大展 · Prudent Governance & Grand Strategy

Characters that share the sound part 因

Written with the same phonetic, so their readings tend to rhyme with each other.

ēn

More characters with the radical 火

All 19 of them, and what the radical means, on the 火 radical page.

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