菸
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yān · tobacco, dried leaves

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Shape and proportion

11Total strokes

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Top-bottomCharacter structure

Keep the upper section balanced above the lower section.

艹Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 菸

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Example sentences

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Wǒ de fù qīn bù chōu yān yě bù hē jiǔ.我的父親不抽菸也不喝酒。

My father neither smokes nor drinks.

Source: Tatoeba #3344456 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ bú huì zài chōu yān le.我不會再抽菸了。

I don't smoke any more.

Source: Tatoeba #841848 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ yǐ qián cháng chōu yān, dàn xiàn zài wǒ jiè diào le.我以前常抽菸,但現在我戒掉了。

I used to smoke a lot, but now I've quit.

Source: Tatoeba #1221327 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ liǎng nián qián jiè yān le.我兩年前戒菸了。

I quit smoking two years ago.

Source: Tatoeba #802023 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ yǒu huǒ chái má? hěn bào qiàn, wǒ bù chōu yān.你有火柴嗎?很抱歉,我不抽菸。

"Do you have a match?" "I'm sorry, but I don't smoke."

Source: Tatoeba #1261485 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wéi le jiàn kāng, wǒ bú zài chōu yān.為了健康,我不再抽菸。

I stopped smoking for the sake of my health.

Source: Tatoeba #1239324 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 菸 in context

  1. Say yān, then recall the core meaning: tobacco, dried leaves.
  2. Write all 11 strokes while keeping the top-bottom balanced.
  3. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 菸 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.