How to write 菸

菸 [yān] 1. Tobacco. 【English】: Tobacco. 《中华大字典•艸部》：“菸，草名，别名淡巴菰，一曰菸草。產自吕宋，明時始入中國。……釆葉乾之，切為細絲，可製各種之菸。……吸之無益而有害。字俗借‘烟’。” 【English】: "Yān, the name of a plant, also known as 'Danbashu', another term for tobacco. It originates from Luzon and began to enter China during the Ming dynasty. The leaves are harvested and dried, cut into fine strands, and used to make various types of tobacco. Smoking it is of no benefit and is harmful. The character is a colloquial borrowing from '烟'." 2. To wither. 【English】: To wither. 盛夏日方中而灌之, 瓜不旋踵而菸败。——宋·司马光《论张尧佐除宣徽使状》 【English】: "In the peak of summer, when watered, the melon will wither without return." — Song Dynasty. Sima Guang's "On Zhang Yaozuo's Removal from the Position of Xuanhuishi". 3. Relating to plants. The plant belongs to the Solanaceae family, specifically the tobacco genus, an annual herb. It has large, opposite leaves that are oval and pointed. It produces pale red flowers in summer, arranged in a short raceme. The fruit is a capsule with small seeds. The leaves are the material used for making cigarettes. 【English】: This plant belongs to the Solanaceae family, specifically the tobacco genus, an annual herb. It features large, opposite leaves that are oval and pointed. During summer, it blooms pale red flowers in a short raceme. The resulting fruit is a capsule with tiny seeds. Its leaves are used as material for making cigarettes. 4. The products made from tobacco. 【English】: The products made from tobacco. 【Examples】: "cigarettes," "smoking," "cigars." 5. To wither (alternate). 【English】: To wither. 菸邑 (菸桯, 菸萎。枯萎); 菸黄 (萎黄; 枯萎); 菸败 (枯萎衰败) 【English】: Examples: "yān yì" (to wither), "yān huáng" (to wither yellow), "yān bài" (to wither and decline). 6. Odorous grass. 【English】: Odorous grass. 《玉篇•艸部》：“菸，臭草也。” 【English】: "Yān, it is an odorous grass." 7. Withering (general meaning). 【English】: Withering. 宋·司马光《论张尧佐除宣徽使状》：盛夏日方中而灌之, 瓜不旋踵而菸败。 【English】: "In the peak of summer, when watered, the melon will wither without return." — Song Dynasty. Sima Guang's "On Zhang Yaozuo's Removal from the Position of Xuanhuishi".