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烟 is a phonosemantic compound: the fire radical 火 (huǒ) on the left conveys the notion of burning, while the right-hand element 因 (yīn) indicates the sound. It is the simplified counterpart of 煙, in which the fire radical was combined with 垔 (yīn), a component that means 'to block', perhaps because smoke obscures vision. The original meaning is the visible smoke or mist from a fire. After tobacco was introduced from the Americas, the character took on the additional meanings of the tobacco plant, processed tobacco products, and the act of smoking (cigarettes or pipes).
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烟从烟囱升起。
他抽了一支烟。
晚上烟花很漂亮。
吸烟有害健康。
厨房里充满了烟雾。
他戒烟已经三年了。
烟雾探测器响了起来。
山间的晨烟如同轻纱。
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