烟 (yān)
cigarette or pipe tobacco; CL:根[gen1]; smoke; mist; vapour; CL:縷|缕[lu:
- HSK 3.1 level 3
- 10 strokes
Etymology
Phonosemantic compound. 火 represents the meaning and 因 represents the sound. Simplified form of 煙.
Shuowen Jiezi
《說文》：“煙，火气也。从火，垔聲。烟，或从因；，古文；，籀文从宀。”