菸 (yān) — (bound form) tobacco; cigarette (variant of 烟)

Definition

菸 (yān) is a bound/obsolete form of 烟, used mainly in set compounds like 菸草 and 菸民. In modern Chinese, prefer 烟.

bound form

(bound form) tobaccocigarette (variant of 烟)

菸。
Tā měi tiān xī yì bāo yān cǎo.
He smokes a pack of tobacco every day.
菸。
yān Jiǔ de shuì shōu zhàn le hěn dà bǐ lì.
Taxes on tobacco and alcohol account for a large proportion.
菸。
Xǔ duō yān mín dōu xiǎng jiè yān.
Many smokers want to quit.

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