烟 (yān) — cigarette or pipe tobacco; smoke; mist; vapour

Definition

Covers three distinct senses: 'cigarette/tobacco', 'smoke' from burning, and 'mist/vapour' (more atmospheric than 雾, which is denser fog).

noun

cigarette or pipe tobaccosmokemistvapour

Measure word · 根, 缕

Easily confused

烟。
Qǐng gěi wǒ yì gēn yān.
Please give me a cigarette.
，烟。
Huǒ shāo qǐ lái le, mào chū hěn duō yān.
The fire started, sending out lots of smoke.
烟。
Hú miàn shàng yǒu yī céng yān.
There is a layer of mist on the lake.

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