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

HSK 2

地上到处都是烟头。

Dìshàng dàochù dōu shì yāntóu.

There are cigarette butts everywhere on the ground.

HSK 5

请不要随地扔烟头。

Qǐng bùyào suídì rēng yāntóu.

Please don't throw cigarette butts 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