yān = y + an1
variant of 煙|烟[yan1] / cigarette / tobacco / smoke
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= yu + Ø1
to wither / dried leaves / faded / withered
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How to pronounce 菸

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= y initial

Y is for Maud Younger.

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+ an1 final

In front of the anthill.

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= yu initial

Yu is for Yu the Great who tamed the floods.

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+ Ø1 final

In front of the space station.

By Matthias • updated about 2 months ago

菸 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
cǎo = c + ao3
grass radical 草字頭兒|草字头儿[cao3 zi4 tou2 r5]
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= yu + Ø1
surname Yu / Taiwan pr. [Yu2]
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= w + Ø1
(literary) Oh! / Ah!
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= yu + Ø2
(of time or place) in; at; on / (indicating any indirect relation) to; toward; vis-à-vis; with regard to; for / (indicating a source) from; out of / (used in comparison) than / (used in the passive voice) by
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Characters with 菸 as component

菸 is not used as a component in another character.
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Words with 菸

variant of 抽煙|抽烟[chou1 yan1] / to smoke (a cigarette, tobacco)
variant of 煙斗|烟斗[yan1 dou3]
nicotine / also written 菸鹼|菸碱[yan1 jian3]

Sentences with 菸

菸 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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yān /

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