yān

tobacco (variant of 煙|烟[yan1])

fire (火) + sound (因) = smoke and tobacco

火 anchors the meaning: smoke and tobacco both involve fire or burning. 因 is mainly there for the sound yān; it does not carry the semantic weight here.

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他买了一包放在桌上。

tā mǎi le yī bāo yān fàng zài zhuō shàng。

He bought a pack of tobacco and put it on the table.

医生说抽对身体很不好。

yī shēng shuō chōu yān duì shēn tǐ hěn bù hǎo。

The doctor said smoking tobacco is very bad for the body.

Words with 烟

吸烟

xī yān

to smoke

烟气

yān qì

smoke

过眼烟云

guò yǎn yān yún

ephemeral (idiom)

过眼云烟

guò yǎn yún yān

ephemeral (idiom)

长烟

cháng yān

endless mist

雪茄烟

xuě jiā yān

cigar

云烟

yún yān

mist; clouds; smoke

电子烟

diàn zǐ yān

e-cigarette

饭后一支烟,赛过活神仙

fàn hòu yī zhī yān , sài guò huó shén xiān

have a smoke after each meal and you will surpass the immortals (proverb)

香烟

xiāng yān

smoke from incense (burned as an offering to one's ancestors); (fig.) continuation of family line

点烟

diǎn yān

to light a cigarette

点烟器

diǎn yān qì

cigarette lighter (in a car)

More characters with 火