1. 烟
  2. 灰

烟

Previous (勒)Next (授)
  • 965th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.02% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 129 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
烟→
火因
2Radical
烟→
火fire囗enclosure大big
3Graphical
烟→
丿丶冫冂一人一

Pinyin & Meaning

1. yān (yan1)cigarette or pipe tobacco • CL:根[gen1] • smoke • mist • vapour • CL:縷|缕[lu:3] • tobacco plant • (of the eyes) to be irritated by smoke

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 烟 yān (yan1)The component 因 is pronounced as 'yīn' (yin1). It has the same pinyin initial.
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Example Words

Common

吸烟 (吸煙)
戒烟 (戒煙)
抽烟 (抽煙)
烽烟 (烽煙)
烟火 (煙火)
烟花 (煙花)

Uncommon

七窍生烟 (七竅生煙)
二手烟 (二手煙)
人烟 (人煙)
冒烟 (冒煙)
浓烟 (濃煙)
炊烟 (炊煙)
乌烟瘴气 (烏煙瘴氣)
烟台 (煙台)
烟囱 (煙囪)
烟波 (煙波)
烟消云散 (煙消雲散)
烟灰 (煙灰)
烟灰缸 (煙灰缸)
烟熏 (煙燻)
烟瘾 (煙癮)
烟草 (煙草)
烟酒 (煙酒)
烟雨 (煙雨)
烟雾 (煙霧)
烟头 (煙頭)
硝烟 (硝煙)
云烟 (雲煙)
香烟 (香煙)

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灰

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Previous (袋)Next (捕)
  • 1309th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 66 words
  • Component in 6 characters

Decomposition

1Once
灰→
𠂇火
2Radical
灰→
𠂇left hand火fire
3Graphical
灰→
𠂇丿丶冫

Pinyin & Meaning

1. huī (hui1)ash • dust • lime • gray • discouraged • dejected

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 灰 huī (hui1)The component 火 is pronounced as 'huǒ' (huo3). It has the same pinyin initial.
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Appears In

灰 also appears in:
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Example Words

Common

灰姑娘 
灰色 

Uncommon

心灰意冷 
灰尘 (灰塵)
灰心 
灰暗 
灰溜溜 
灰烬 (灰燼)
灰蒙蒙 
灰头土脸 (灰頭土臉)
炮灰 
烟灰 (煙灰)
烟灰缸 (煙灰缸)
石灰 
万念俱灰 (萬念俱灰)
骨灰 
骨灰盒 

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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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