xiāng yān

Source form: 香煙 / 香烟
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
smoke from incense (burned as an offering to one's ancestors); (fig.) continuation of family line / cigarette (CL:支[zhī],條|条[tiáo],根[gēn],包[bāo],盒[hé])
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-e34d495ee0e45bbf. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

香煙 香烟 [xiang1 yan1] /smoke from incense (burned as an offering to one's ancestors); (fig.) continuation of family line/cigarette (CL:支[zhi1],條|条[tiao2],根[gen1],包[bao1],盒[he2])/

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Source form: 香菸 / 香烟
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
cigarette (CL:支[zhī],條|条[tiáo],根[gēn],包[bāo],盒[hé]) (variant of 香煙|香烟[xiāng yān])
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-dea2c1d34780bc64. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

香菸 香烟 [xiang1 yan1] /cigarette (CL:支[zhi1],條|条[tiao2],根[gen1],包[bao1],盒[he2]) (variant of 香煙|香烟[xiang1 yan1])/

Source material and teaching drafts have separate provenance. Long-term commercial licensing remains under review.

Reference information

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Character information

Other forms in these source records: 香煙 / 香菸

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香烟
Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.