菸 yān
: variant of 煙; cigarette; tobacco; smoke
菸 yū
: to fade; withered or dried leaves; tobacco
Kun Reading
none applicable
On Reading
none applicable
Usage:
菸斗 yan1dou3: variant of 煙斗: (smoking) pipe
菸硷 yan1jian3: nicotine
菸蒂 yan1di4: variant of 煙蒂: cigarette butt
抽菸 chou1yan1: variant of 抽煙: to smoke
Etymology:
形声 Pictophonetic.
艹 (cao3: grass radical 140) suggests the meaning while
於 (wu1: in, at, on) provides the sound.
Resources: Chinese Dictionary | Japanese Dictionary
形声 Pictophonetic.
艹 (cao3: grass radical 140) suggests the meaning while
於 (wu1: in, at, on) provides the sound.
Semantic
烟 yan1: smoke; cigarettes
Specialized semantic:
煙 yan1: smoke; cigarettes
Examples:
你應該戒菸。
ni3 ying1gai1 jie4yan1
You should quit smoking.
