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菸
yān
1. variant of [[煙|烟<yān>]]
2. cigarette
3. tobacco
4. smoke
Uncommon • Top 24% ✏️ 12 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

菸
yān
tobacco, dried leaves; to fade
11 丶

Compound Words (6)

抽菸
chōuyān
variant of [[抽煙|抽烟<chōuyān>]]
菸斗
yāndǒu
variant of [[煙斗|烟斗<yāndǒu>]]
菸硷
yānjiǎn
nicotine
菸蒂
yāndì
variant of [[煙蒂|烟蒂<yāndì>]]
菸碱
yānjiǎn
nicotine
菸碱酸
yānjiǎnsuān
niacin (vitamin B3)

Alternate Entries

菸
yū
to wither / dried leaves / faded / withered

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Character Frequency Rank
5,156
Word Frequency Rank
20,154 of 84,292

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