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香菸

简香烟 · 繁香菸

Mandarin · pinyin xiāng yān

cigarette (Classifier: 支 zhī, 條 tiáo, 根 gēn, 包 bāo, 盒 hé) (variant of 香煙 xiāng yān)

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香: xiāng · fragrant, sweet-smelling; incense; Kangxi radical 186
菸: Look up this written character
烟: yān · smoke, soot; opium; tobacco, cigarettes

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1–1 · xiang1 yan1

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