How to write 烟 (yān) in Chinese

烟 (pinyin: yān, written "yan" or "yan") means smoke, soot; opium; tobacco, cigarettes. Below: its meaning, pronunciation, stroke order, and example sentences, so you can learn how to read, say, and write 烟.

Meaning

smoke, soot; opium; tobacco, cigarettes

Stroke order

烟

Examples

初步调查显示,这次火灾是由游客乱扔烟头引起的。

chū bù diào chá xiǎn shì, zhè cì huǒ zāi shì yóu yóu kè luàn rēng yān tóu yǐn qǐ de.

Initial investigations show the fire was caused by tourists carelessly tossing cigarette butts.

前两个小时很难。他的手不停地想去找手机,像戒烟一样。

qián liǎng ge xiǎo shí hěn nán. tā de shǒu bù tíng de xiǎng qù zhǎo shǒu jī, xiàng jiè yān yí yàng.

The first two hours were hard. His hands kept reaching for the phone, like quitting cigarettes.

Related words

抽烟chōu yān 戒烟jiè yān 烟花yān huā

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