How is 烟 pronounced?

烟 is pronounced “yān” in pinyin.

What HSK level is 烟?

烟 belongs to HSK 3 in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.

How do you write 烟?

Follow the stroke-order animation above; 烟 is written using standard stroke order. Practice it in the writing trainer.

HSK 3noun

烟

Traditional: 煙

yān

烟 (yān) means “cigarette or pipe tobacco; smoke; mist; vapour; tobacco plant; (of the eyes) to be irritated by smoke”. It is an HSK 3 Chinese character (traditional 煙) in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.

Measure word: 根,缕

Stroke order

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Example

他不抽烟。

Tā bù chōu yān.

He doesn't smoke.

Words containing 烟

抽烟chōu yānto smoke (a cigarette, tobacco)炊烟chuī yānsmoke from kitchen chimneys 烟花爆竹yān huā bào zhúfireworks (i.e. pyrotechnic devices, not the display they produce)吸烟xī yānto smoke 烟花yān huāfireworks; prostitute (esp. in Yuan theater)

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Frequently asked questions

What does 烟 mean?: 烟 (yān) means “cigarette or pipe tobacco; smoke; mist; vapour; tobacco plant; (of the eyes) to be irritated by smoke”. It is an HSK 3 word.
How is 烟 pronounced?: 烟 is pronounced “yān” in pinyin.
What HSK level is 烟?: 烟 belongs to HSK 3 in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.
How do you write 烟?: Follow the stroke-order animation above; 烟 is written using standard stroke order. Practice it in the writing trainer.

Updated: 2026-07-18