雪茄烟 (xuě jiā yān) — cigar | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

cigar

Measure word · 支

雪茄烟。
Tā mǎi le yì hé xuě jiā yān sòng gěi lǎo fù qīn.
He bought a box of cigars for his elderly father.
雪茄烟。
Zhè wèi shēn shì chōu de xuě jiā yān wèi dào hěn chún hòu.
The cigar this gentleman is smoking has a mellow flavor.
雪茄烟。
Tā zhī zài tè bié de rì zi cái huì diǎn rán yì zhī xuě jiā yān.
He only lights a cigar on special occasions.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

雨雨yǔrain

Sound part声符shēngfú

彗

彗huì雪xuě

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

雪 pairs 雨, showing rain, with 彗, giving the sound.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

艹加茄

Meaning part形符xíngfú

艹Written in full as艸cǎograss; plant

Sound part声符shēngfú

加

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

In 茄, the top 艹 marks a plant, and the lower 加 gives the sound.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 煙; 烟 is its simplified writing.

The simplified 烟 stands for more than one traditional character. In most words (烟) it is 煙; in others it is 菸.

火垔煙

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

垔

垔yīn煙yān

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

This story is about the traditional form 煙, not the simplified 烟. It pairs 火, fire, with 垔, which gives the sound.