煙
smoke
Details
Stroke Order
Component Breakdown
fire + 垔
Cultural Context
Etymology
Composed of fire and phonetic. Smoke rising from fire.
Symbolism
Chimney, smoking, haze. Represents combustion and ambiguity.
Related Culture & Scenes
- — Smoke rising
Words & Expressions
Four-Character Compounds
砲煙弾雨
ほうえんだんう
the smoke of guns and a rain of bullets or shells; the smoke of guns and a rain of bullets or shells
雲煙万里
うんえんばんり
limitless expanse of clouds and smoke; limitless expanse of clouds and smoke
硝煙弾雨
しょうえんだんう
smoke of powder and hail of bullets; (in) the thick of the raging battle; smoke of powder and hail of bullets
雲煙過眼
うんえんかがん
not being obsessed with something very long (just as clouds and haze pass swiftly before one's eyes); not being obsessed with something very long (just as clouds and haze pass swiftly before one's eyes)
雲煙飛動
うんえんひどう
flying clouds and drifting haze; magnificent calligraphy; vivid penmanship; flying clouds and drifting haze
Proverbs & Idioms
火のない所に煙は立たぬ
ひのないところにけむりはたたぬ
Where there's no fire, there's no smoke
Rumors have some basis in fact