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煙

简烟 · 繁煙

Mandarin · pinyin yān

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烟: yān · smoke, soot; opium; tobacco, cigarettes

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character · Etymology 1

smoke; mist; vapour (Classifier: 陣／阵 m c; 團／团 m; 縷／缕 m c; 層／层 m c)
tobacco (plant)
tobacco product
cigarette (Classifier: 支 m c; 根 m; 飛／飞 c)
opium
soot
to irritate the eyes by smoke

character · Etymology 3

(Southern Min, Puxian Min) alternative form of 薰 (“tobacco; cigarette”)

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