烟
烟 (yān) means “smoke”. It is made of 火 + 因 and has 10 strokes, and is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
Break 烟 into its parts
What 烟 is made of
- 火 huǒ — fire
- 丷 ha — kwukyel
- 丶 — dot
- 人 rén — person
- 丷 ha — kwukyel
- 因 yīn — cause
- 囗 wéi — enclosure
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 大 dà — big
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 人 rén — person
- 囗 wéi — enclosure
Origin hint: 火 gives the meaning, 因 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
烟 stroke order
Example sentences
房间里有很多烟。Fángjiān lǐ yǒu hěn duō yān.There's a lot of smoke in the room.
你看，那边有烟！Nǐ kàn, nàbiān yǒu yān!Look, there's smoke over there!
Words with 烟
- 抽烟chōuyānto smoke
- 吸烟xīyānto smoke
- 炊烟chuīyānsmoke from kitchen chimneys
- 烟花爆竹yānhuābàozhúfireworks and firecrackers
Also built with 火
- 伙huǒgroup
- 灭mièto extinguish
- 灯dēnglamp
- 灰huīash
- 灵língspirit
- 灶zàokitchen
- 灾zāidisaster
- 灿cànvivid
- 炉lúfireplace
- 炊chuīmeal
- 炎yánflame
- 炒chǎoto stir-fry
Quick facts
| Pinyin | yān |
|---|---|
| Meaning | smoke; cigarette |
| Strokes | 10 |
| Radical | 火 (fire, #86) |
| Pattern | Left–right |
| HSK | HSK 4 (exam 2025) · HSK 3 (2021) |
Questions about 烟
What does 烟 mean?
烟 (yān) means “smoke; cigarette”.
How many strokes does 烟 have?
烟 has 10 strokes.
What is the radical of 烟?
The radical of 烟 is 火 (huǒ, “fire”), Kangxi radical number 86.
What parts make up 烟?
烟 is made of 火 (fire) and 因 (cause).
Which HSK level is 烟?
烟 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 3 (2021).
Learn 烟 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 40: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.