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炊烟

炊烟 chuīyān

炊烟 chuīyān Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 1 English Translations of the word 炊烟 chuīyān .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
chuīyān | chui1 yan1
English translation
smoke from kitchen chimneys

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About 炊烟 chuīyān

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Traditional form

炊煙

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí
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Etymology of 炊烟 chuīyān

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chuī

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. Huǒ represents the meaning and qiàn represents the sound.

Phonetic compound

qiàn

Semantic compound

Huǒ

Positional decomposition

火欠

Number of Strokes

8
yān

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. Huǒ represents the meaning and yīn represents the sound. Simplified form of yān .

Phonetic compound

yīn

Semantic compound

Huǒ

Positional decomposition

火因

Number of Strokes

10

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Example sentences using 炊烟 chuīyān

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炊烟 chuīyān 旋绕 xuán rào .

A wisp of smoke is curling up from a chimney.

炊烟 chuīyān Decomposition

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炊烟 chuīyān Compounds

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