烟 = 火 + 因

烟 is a simplified Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “smoke”. It is built from 火 (fire) and 因 (cause).

Keyword: smoke
Pinyin (Mandarin): yān
Script: Simplified chinese hanzi
Also known as: smoke, soot, дым, сажа, soot

Decomposition

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火 fire
因 cause

How to find 烟 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “fire” + “cause”. 烟 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 烟 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.