Usage of the character 烟

cigarette or pipe tobacco
CL:根 (gēn)
smoke
mist
vapour
CL:縷／缕 (lü)
tobacco plant
(of the eyes) to be irritated by smoke

yān

烟

[菸]

tobacco (variant of 煙／烟 (yān))

yāntong

烟筒

[煙筒]

chimney
stovepipe
smokestack

yāndài

烟袋

[煙袋]

tobacco pipe

yānguǎn

烟管

[煙管]

smoking pipe

yānsuān

烟酸

[煙酸]

niacin (vitamin B3)
3-Pyridinecarboxylic acid C6H5NO2
nicotinic acid

yāndì

烟蒂

[煙蒂]

cigarette butt (variant of 菸蒂／烟蒂 (yāndi))

yāndǒu

烟斗

[煙斗]

(smoking) pipe

yāndòu

烟豆

[煙豆]

variable glycine (Glycine tabacina), a scrambling plant in the bean family

bǎnyān

板烟

[板煙]

plug (of tobacco)

Yāntái

烟台

[煙台]

Yantai, prefecture-level city in Shandong

yānyè

烟叶

[煙葉]

leaf tobacco

yānxiá

烟霞

[煙霞]

haze

yāntóu

烟头

[煙頭]

cigarette butt
fag-end
CL:根 (gēn)

yāndì

烟蒂

[菸蒂]

cigarette butt

dàyān

大烟

[大煙]

opium

jièyān

戒烟

[戒煙]

to give up smoking

yānhuā

烟花

[煙花]

fireworks
prostitute (esp. in Yuan theater)

chōuyān

抽烟

[抽煙]

to smoke (tobacco) (variant of 抽菸／抽烟 (chouyān))

yānmín

烟民

[煙民]

smokers

yānguǐ

烟鬼

[煙鬼]

heavy smoker
chain smoker

yúnyān

云烟

[雲煙]

mist
smoke
cloud

nóngyān

浓烟

[濃煙]

thick smoke

yānhǎi

烟海

[煙海]

the vast ocean

yānmái

烟霾

[煙霾]

smoke
pollution

yāncǎo

烟草

[煙草]

tobacco

chángyān

长烟

[長煙]

endless mist

diǎnyān

点烟

[點煙]

to light a cigarette

yóuyān

油烟

[油煙]

soot
lampblack

jìnyān

禁烟

[禁煙]

to ban smoking
to quit smoking
to prohibit cooking
prohibition on opium (esp. in China from 1729)

chuīyān

炊烟

[炊煙]

smoke from kitchen chimneys

yānchén

烟尘

[煙塵]

smoke and dust
air pollution

shuǐyān

水烟

[水煙]

shredded tobacco for water pipes

yānròu

烟肉

[煙肉]

bacon
smoked ham

yāntǔ

烟土

[煙土]

raw opium

yān'ǎi

烟霭

[煙靄]

mist and clouds

chōuyān

抽烟

[抽菸]

to smoke (tobacco)

yānyǐn

烟瘾

[煙癮]

the urge to smoke
tobacco addiction

xiāoyān

硝烟

[硝煙]

smoke (from guns)

yānjiǎn

烟碱

[煙鹼]

variant of 菸鹼／菸碱 (yānjiǎn)
nicotine

yānjiǎn

烟硷

[煙礆]

variant of 菸鹼／菸碱 (yānjiǎn)
nicotine

yānchǎng

烟厂

[煙廠]

cigarette factory

yānquān

烟圈

[煙圈]

smoke ring

yāntū

烟突

[煙突]

chimney

yānqì

烟气

[煙氣]

smoke

ràngyān

让烟

[讓煙]

to offer a cigarette

páiyān

排烟

[排煙]

to discharge smoke

rényān

人烟

[人煙]

sign of human habitation

yānpì

烟屁

[煙屁]

cigarette butt

yāncōng

烟囱

[煙囪]

chimney

yānyǔ

烟雨

[煙雨]

misty rain
drizzle

lángyān

狼烟

[狼煙]

smoke signal indicating the presence of hostile forces

kǎoyān

烤烟

[烤煙]

flue-cured tobacco
tobacco for flue-curing

yānbō

烟波

[煙波]

mist covered water

xiāngyān

香烟

[香煙]

cigarette
smoke from burning incense
CL:支 (zhī),條／条 (tiáo)

yānjuǎn

烟卷

[煙捲]

cigarette
cigar

jìngyān

敬烟

[敬煙]

to offer a cigarette (to a guest)

xīyān

吸烟

[吸煙]

to smoke

yānxūn

烟熏

[煙燻]

smoke
to fumigate

wúyān

无烟

[無煙]

nonsmoking (e.g. environment)

yānmù

烟幕

[煙幕]

smokescreen
fig. a diversion

yānjìng

烟径

[煙徑]

misty lane

zhǐyān

纸烟

[紙煙]

cigarette

yāngāng

烟缸

[煙缸]

ashtray

màoyān

冒烟

[冒煙]

to discharge smoke
to fume with rage

yānwù

烟雾

[煙霧]

smoke
mist
vapor
smog
fumes

fēngyān

烽烟

[烽煙]

fire beacon (used as alarm signal over long distance)

yānhuī

烟灰

[煙灰]

cigarette ash

yānhuǒ

烟火

[煙火]

smoke and fire
fireworks

dàoyān

倒烟

[倒煙]

to have smoke billowing from a fireplace or stove (due to a blockage in the chimney)

yānqiāng

烟枪

[煙槍]

opium pipe

jìyān

忌烟

[忌煙]

to quit smoking

bíyān

鼻烟

[鼻煙]

snuff

hànyān

旱烟

[旱煙]

tobacco (smoked in a long-stemmed pipe)

juǎnyān

卷烟

[卷煙]

cigarette
cigar

yānjiǔ

烟酒

[煙酒]

tobacco and alcohol

shuǐyānhú

水烟壶

[水煙壺]

bong
water pipe (for tobacco etc)
hookah

yāntóur

烟头儿

[煙頭兒]

erhua variant of 煙頭／烟头 (yāntóu)

yānhuāchǎng

烟花场

[煙花場]

brothel (esp. in Yuan theater)

èrshǒuyān

二手烟

[二手煙]

second-hand smoke

yānhuāzhài

烟花债

[煙花債]

involved in a love affair

yānhuāxiàng

烟花巷

[煙花巷]

red-light district

xīyānqū

吸烟区

[吸煙區]

smoking area

yānguǎnmiàn

烟管面

[煙管麵]

elbow pasta

yānxūnzhuāng

烟熏妆

[煙熏妝]

smoky-effect makeup around the eyes

yānhuāzhèn

烟花阵

[煙花陣]

brothel (esp. in Yuan theater)

yānhuāzhài

烟花寨

[煙花寨]

brothel (esp. in Yuan theater)

yānxūnyǎn

烟熏眼

[煙熏眼]

smoky eyes look (cosmetics)

yānliǔyīng

烟柳莺

[煙柳鶯]

(bird species of China) smoky warbler (Phylloscopus fuligiventer)

shuǐyānguǎn

水烟管

[水煙管]

bong
water pipe (for tobacco etc)
hookah

yīliùyān

一溜烟

[一溜煙]

like a wisp of smoke
(to disappear etc) in an instant

bíyānhé

鼻烟盒

[鼻煙盒]

snuffbox

yǒuyānméi

有烟煤

[有煙煤]

smokey coal

pōyānhuā

泼烟花

[潑煙花]

low-class prostitute

yānwùzhèng

烟雾症

[煙霧症]

moyamoya disease (rare brain disease first diagnosed in Japan)

xīyānshì

吸烟室

[吸煙室]

smoking room

yānmùdàn

烟幕弹

[煙幕彈]

smoke bomb

bíyānhú

鼻烟壶

[鼻煙壺]

snuff bottle

yānhuāshì

烟花市

[煙花市]

(old) red-light district
brothel

yānhuānü

烟花女

[煙花女]

prostitute (esp. in Yuan theater)

wúyānméi

无烟煤

[無煙煤]

anthracite

diǎnyānqì

点烟器

[點煙器]

cigarette lighter (in a car)
12-volt cigarette lighter receptacle

yānhuāchǎng

烟花厂

[煙花廠]

firework factory

yānpìgu

烟屁股

[煙屁股]

cigarette butt

yānhuǒqì

烟火气

[煙火氣]

cooking smells
(fig.) lively atmosphere

yānhuīgāng

烟灰缸

[煙灰缸]

ashtray

lǎoyānguǐ

老烟鬼

[老煙鬼]

heavy smoker
chain smoker

yānjuǎnr

烟卷儿

[煙捲兒]

cigarette
CL:棵 (kē)

Yāntáishì

烟台市

[煙台市]

Yantai, prefecture-level city in Shandong

diànzǐyān

电子烟

[電子煙]

e-cigarette
vape

lǎoyānqiāng

老烟枪

[老煙槍]

heavy smoker
chain smoker
life-long smoker

xuějiāyān

雪茄烟

[雪茄煙]

cigar

yānwùjì

烟雾剂

[煙霧劑]

aerosol

wúyāntàn

无烟炭

[無煙炭]

smokeless coal

shuǐyāndài

水烟袋

[水煙袋]

water bong
water pipe
hookah

yānjiǎnsuān

烟碱酸

[煙鹼酸]

variant of 菸鹼酸／菸碱酸 (yānjiǎnsuān)
niacin

fēixīyān

非吸烟

[非吸煙]

nonsmoking

yānhuābù

烟花簿

[煙花簿]

catalog of prostitutes (esp. in Yuan theater)

qīqiàoshēngyān

七窍生烟

[七竅生煙]

lit. spouting smoke through the seven orifices (idiom)
fig. to seethe with anger

chōuyóuyānjī

抽油烟机

[抽油煙機]

range hood
kitchen exhaust hood

fàngyānmùdàn

放烟幕弹

[放煙幕彈]

to spread a smokescreen

yānhuābàozhú

烟花爆竹

[煙花爆竹]

fireworks (i.e. pyrotechnic devices, not the display they produce)

yānxūnhuǒliǎo

烟熏火燎

[煙燻火燎]

smoke and baking fire (idiom); surrounded by flames and smoke

wūyānzhàngqì

乌烟瘴气

[烏煙瘴氣]

billowing smoke (idiom)
foul atmosphere
(fig.) murky atmosphere
in a turmoil

lángyānsìqǐ

狼烟四起

[狼煙四起]

fire beacons on all sides (idiom); enveloped in the flames of war

hàorúyānhǎi

浩如烟海

[浩如煙海]

vast as the open sea (idiom); fig. extensive (library)

bèidòngxīyān

被动吸烟

[被動吸煙]

second-hand smoking
passive smoking

qǐngwùxīyān

请勿吸烟

[請勿吸煙]

No smoking
Please do not smoke

guòyǎnyúnyān

过眼云烟

[過眼雲煙]

ephemeral (idiom)

miǎowúrényān

渺无人烟

[渺無人煙]

remote and uninhabited (idiom); deserted
God-forsaken

yānxiāoyúnsàn

烟消云散

[煙消雲散]

to vanish like smoke in thin air
to disappear

yānhuāxíngyuàn

烟花行院

[煙花行院]

brothel (esp. in Yuan theater)

yānjiǔbùzhān

烟酒不沾

[煙酒不沾]

abstaining from liquor and tobacco

yānhuāfēngyuè

烟花风月

[煙花風月]

refers to lovemaking (idiom)

yānhuāfěndài

烟花粉黛

[煙花粉黛]

woman
prostitute
lovemaking
literary or theatrical form in Tang, Song and Yuan

liǔyānhuāwù

柳烟花雾

[柳煙花霧]

lit. willow scent and mist of blossom (idiom); scene full of the delights of spring

fēngyānbiàndì

烽烟遍地

[烽煙遍地]

fire beacons on all sides (idiom); enveloped in the flames of war

rényānxīshǎo

人烟稀少

[人煙稀少]

no sign of human habitation (idiom); desolate

yānhuāliǔxiàng

烟花柳巷

[煙花柳巷]

red-light district

méiyǒurényān

没有人烟

[沒有人煙]

uninhabited

fēngyānsìqǐ

烽烟四起

[烽煙四起]

lit. fire beacons in all four directions (idiom); the confusion of war

huāngwúrényān

荒无人烟

[荒無人煙]

desolate and uninhabited (idiom)

yǎowúrényān

杳无人烟

[杳無人煙]

dark and uninhabited (idiom); remote and deserted
God-forsaken

guòyǎnyānyún

过眼烟云

[過眼煙雲]

ephemeral (idiom)

rúduòyānwù

如堕烟雾

[如墮煙霧]

as if degenerating into smoke (idiom); ignorant and unable to see where things are heading

huīfēiyānmiè

灰飞烟灭

[灰飛煙滅]

lit. scattered ashes and dispersed smoke (idiom)
fig. to be annihilated
to vanish in a puff of smoke

shēnhǎiyāncōng

深海烟囱

[深海煙囪]

deep-sea vent
black smoker

jìnzhǐxīyān

禁止吸烟

[禁止吸煙]

No smoking!

huāngyānmàncǎo

荒烟蔓草

[荒煙蔓草]

lit. abandoned by men and choked with weeds
desolate (idiom)

xiāoyāngǔngǔn

硝烟滚滚

[硝煙滾滾]

(idiom) smoke billows from the raging battle

fàngshèxìngyānyǔ

放射性烟羽

[放射性煙羽]

radiation plume

guòlüzuǐxiāngyān

过滤嘴香烟

[過濾嘴香煙]

filter-tipped cigarette

yānfùmáojiǎoyàn

烟腹毛脚燕

[煙腹毛腳燕]

(bird species of China) Asian house martin (Delichon dasypus)

bùshírénjiānyānhuǒ

不食人间烟火

[不食人間煙火]

lit. not eating the food of common mortals
fig. placing oneself above the common populace

yānhēichāwěihǎiyàn

烟黑叉尾海燕

[煙黑叉尾海燕]

(bird species of China) Wilson's storm petrel (Oceanites oceanicus)

fēngyānsìqǐ,zhànhuǒfēnfēi

烽烟四起，战火纷飞

[烽煙四起，戰火紛飛]

lit. fire beacons in all four directions (idiom); the confusion of war

fànhòuyīzhīyān,sàiguòhuóshénxiān

饭后一支烟，赛过活神仙

[飯後一支煙，賽過活神仙]

have a smoke after each meal and you will surpass the immortals (proverb)