(yān) — HSK 4 Recognition Character: Meaning & Stroke Order

yān cigarette; smoke HSK 4 recognition character (认读字) · 244 of 291
👁 Recognition only: the official HSK 4 syllabus asks you to recognize 烟 when reading — handwriting it is not required (that applies to the 150 writing characters). The stroke animation below is optional but helps memory.

Stroke Order & Practice

Click Animate to see the correct stroke order, then Practice to trace it yourself.

HSK 4 Words Containing 烟

yān cigarette; smoke
吸烟有害健康。
Xī yān yǒuhài jiànkāng.
Smoking is harmful to health.

Tasks Featuring 烟 / 相关任务

Words containing appear in these official HSK 4 task scenarios — study the character in context:

📚 谈论就医情况、健康生活
Health & Medical ·
All Characters yán →

About the character 烟

(yān) means cigarette; smoke. It is one of the 150 characters HSK 4 expects you to write from memory. Practice the stroke order until it feels automatic — most learners need 5–10 successful traces before a character "sticks".