炊烟
Old HSK 6
炊烟 (chuīyān) · smoke from kitchen chimneys
炊烟 (chuīyān) means “smoke from kitchen chimneys”. It is written with 2 characters: 炊 (meal) + 烟 (smoke). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 炊烟 is built
The characters
炊 chuī · meal
What 炊 is made of
- 火huǒ — fire
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 丶 — dot
- 人rén — person
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 欠qiàn — to lack
- ⺈ — top shape
- 人rén — person
烟 yān · smoke
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)
Example sentences
傍晚，村子里升起了炊烟。Bàngwǎn, cūnzi lǐ shēngqǐ le chuīyān.At dusk, cooking smoke rose from the village.
远处的炊烟让人想起了家。Yuǎnchù de chuīyān ràng rén xiǎngqǐ le jiā.The distant chimney smoke reminds one of home.
Questions about 炊烟
What does 炊烟 mean?
炊烟 (chuīyān) means “smoke from kitchen chimneys”.
How do you pronounce 炊烟?
炊烟 is pronounced chuīyān.
Which HSK level is 炊烟?
炊烟 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
Learn 炊烟 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 33: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.