烟头

煙頭

yāntóu

noun #15,279

Measure Word

一根烟头 gēn

Meanings

1 cigarette butt
2 fag-end

Characters

cigarette; smoke

head; end; stub

Examples

请不要随地扔烟头。

Qǐng bùyào suídì rēng yāntóu.

Please don't throw cigarette butts on the ground.

地上到处都是烟头。

Dìshàng dàochù dōu shì yāntóu.

There are cigarette butts everywhere on the ground.

Tips

memory

烟 (cigarette/smoke) + 头 (head/end) = the end part of a cigarette, i.e., the butt. 头 here means the remaining stub.

Stroke Order

烟 yān

头 tóu