香烟

香烟香煙 xiāng yān ㄒㄧㄤㄧㄢ hoeng1 jin1 HSK 7-9

smoke from incense (burned as an offering to one's ancestors); (fig.) continuation of family line
cigarette (CL:支 zhī ㄓ,条 (條) tiáo ㄊㄧㄠˊ,根 gēn ㄍㄣ,包 bāo ㄅㄠ,盒 hé ㄏㄜˊ)

香烟香菸 xiāng yān ㄒㄧㄤㄧㄢ

cigarette (CL:支 zhī ㄓ,条 (條) tiáo ㄊㄧㄠˊ,根 gēn ㄍㄣ,包 bāo ㄅㄠ,盒 hé ㄏㄜˊ) (variant of 香烟 (香煙) xiāng yān ㄒㄧㄤㄧㄢ)

Stroke order

Practice writing

Draw 香 (1 of 2) — stroke by stroke.

Character breakdown

香 radical 香 = 禾日
烟 radical 火 = 火因

Example sentences

咖啡和香烟。 Coffee and cigarettes.
给我支香烟吧。 Give me a cigarette.
别忘了把香烟熄掉。 Don't forget to extinguish your cigarette.
我一定要把香烟戒了！ I'm definitely going to give up smoking!
别忘記熄掉你的香烟。 Don't forget to extinguish your cigarette.

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