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Kanji Detail for 煙 - "smoke, vapor, haze"

  • Meaning

    煙 means "smoke, vapor, haze."

    1. Smoke - Rising vapor; soot.

    2. Haze - Smoke-like substances; mist.

    3. Tobacco - Cigarettes; opium.

    4. Smoky - Eyes stinging from smoke; feeling awkward.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    smoke

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    smoke, soot; opium; tobacco, cigarettes

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    cigarette or pipe tobacco; CL:根[gen1]; smoke; mist; vapour; CL:縷|缕[lu:3]; tobacco plant; (of the eyes) to be irritated by smoke

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    smoke, soot; opium; tobacco, cigarettes

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    Gas that rises when things burn due to fire. Usually with materials like firewood and charcoal, when the carbon content is not oxidized, black smoke is produced. Others may be white, yellow, or red, all differing due to chemical reactions. | Any vapor is often called 煙. As in 雲煙 (clouds and mist), 煙霧 (mist). | A type of indulgence. Made from tobacco. As in 煙絲 (tobacco shreds), 煙捲 (cigarettes). | Soot is called 煙. As in using 松煙 (pine soot) or 桐煙 (tung oil soot) for making ink. | [Character analysis] Also written as variant.
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Sentences including

  • There is no smoke without fire.

  • I can't give up smoking.

  • Father decided to stop smoking.

  • You are not supposed to smoke here.

  • I could not refrain from smoking.

  • The doctor told mr smith to give up smoking.

  • What method did you use to give up smoking?

  • The doctor told him to cut down on smoking.

  • First , you have to stop smoking.

  • He has given up smoking for the sake of his health.

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