烟

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.

火+因→烟
因CausePhonetic
火FireSemantic

他买了一包烟放在桌上。

tā mǎi le yī bāo yān fàng zài zhuō shàng。

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

医生说抽烟对身体很不好。

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

一溜烟

yī liù yān

like a wisp of smoke

烟雨

yān yǔ

misty rain

烟灰缸

yān huī gāng

ashtray

烟火

yān huo

fireworks

灰飞烟灭

huī fēi yān miè

lit. scattered ashes and dispersed smoke (idiom)

香烟

xiāng yān

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

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

More characters with 火

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