烟 (yān) — HSK 4 Recognition Character: Meaning, Radical & Stroke Order
Pronunciation & meaning
Pronounced .
- smoke
- soot
- opium
- tobacco
- cigarettes
Stroke Order & Practice
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Decomposition
烟 breaks down into 2 components arranged as Left + Right. Recognizing the components makes the character easier to remember and write.
Radical
The radical of 烟 is 火 — meaning fire. Radicals are the indexing components used in Chinese dictionaries; they often hint at a character's broad meaning category.
Other HSK 4 characters that share this radical: 烦烤.
How the character is built
烟 is a phono-semantic compound. The semantic component 火 (fire) carries the meaning, while the phonetic component 因 originally indicated the sound.
HSK 4 Words Containing 烟
Seen in the Real Exams / 真题例句
烟 appears in 18 questions across the 19 mock & official HSK 4 exams on this site. Real exam sentences using it:
Tasks Featuring 烟 / 相关任务
Words containing 烟 appear in these official HSK 4 task scenarios — study the character in context:
FAQ
What does 烟 mean in Chinese?
烟 (yān) means smoke, soot; opium; tobacco, cigarettes. It is one of the 441 characters HSK 4 requires you to recognize when reading (认读字).
How many strokes does 烟 have?
烟 is written in 10 strokes. Use the practice tool above to see the correct stroke order and trace it yourself.
What is the radical of 烟?
The radical of 烟 is 火 (fire). Other HSK 4 characters with the same radical include 烦, 烤.
What is the pinyin for 烟?
烟 is pronounced yān.
What HSK 4 words use 烟?
In our HSK 4 vocabulary, 烟 appears in 1 word, including 烟 (yān). See the full list above.