菸

Information about character(s)

Radical: 艸
Radical Strokes: 6
Additional Strokes: 8
Total Strokes: 11
Variants: 烟煙

Pronunciation

Pinyin: yū, yù, yān
Cantonese: jin1
JapaneseOn: EN YO ON

Dictionary definitions

Unicode: to fade; withered or dried leaves; tobacco (used for U+70DF 烟 and U+7159 煙)

CE-Dict: to wither/dried leaves/faded/withered

說文解字 - Shuowen: 《艸部》菸鬱也。从艸於聲。一曰𣨙也。

康熙字典文字版 【申集上】【艸字部】菸
【集韻】衣虛切，音於。【說文】𣨙也。【博雅】臰也。【宋玉·九辨】葉菸邑而無色兮。　又【正韻】音烟。義同。　又【韻會】音飫。蔫菸，敗也。【廣韻】臭草。

CF-Dict: fumée, d'où: tabac, opium/brouillard, vapeur

Han-De-Dict: Zigarette (u.E.) (S)