烟草

煙草

yāncǎo

noun #7,142

Measure Word

一种烟草 zhǒng

Meanings

1 tobacco
2 cigarette plant

Characters

smoke; cigarette

Examples

中国是世界上最大的烟草生产国。

Zhōngguó shì shìjiè shàng zuì dà de yāncǎo shēngchǎn guó.

China is the world's largest tobacco-producing country.

烟草对健康有害。

Yāncǎo duì jiànkāng yǒuhài.

Tobacco is harmful to health.

Tips

memory

烟 (smoke) + 草 (grass/plant) = the plant that makes smoke when burned.

Stroke Order

烟 yān

草 cǎo