烟囱

• 拼音: yān cōng
• 汉字拆解: 烟 = 火 (fire radical) + 因 (phonetic/cause — smoke caused by fire); 囱 = pictographic (hollow tube shape representing a chimney or flue opening)

含义

Chimney; smokestack; flue. A vertical structure designed to vent smoke and combustion gases from a fireplace, furnace, boiler, or industrial facility.

Refers to both residential chimneys and large industrial smokestacks (工业烟囱). Strongly associated with pollution imagery in modern environmental discourse. 烟囱效应 (chimney effect / stack effect) is a physics term describing natural upward airflow in tall vertical shafts, used in building engineering and fire safety.

例句

1. 工厂高耸的烟囱向天空源源不断地排放黑烟，周边社区的居民长期为严重的空气污染所困扰。
2. 冬日清晨，村子里家家户户的烟囱都冒着袅袅青烟，那是炊烟升起、一日生活开始的信号。
3. 建筑工程师在设计该高层建筑时，特别考虑了竖向空间中的烟囱效应对通风换气系统的影响。

用法指南

语境: environment, industry, architecture, daily life

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 环保部门对该化工厂展开突击检查，发现多根烟囱排放的废气中有害物质浓度严重超标，立即责令停产整改。(The environmental authority conducted an unannounced inspection of the chemical plant and found that the concentration of harmful substances in the emissions from several smokestacks seriously exceeded the permitted limits, immediately ordering a halt to production for rectification.)
• 古旧砖砌烟囱因年久失修出现裂缝，房主委托专业人员对其进行了全面检修和密封处理。(The old brick chimney had developed cracks from years of neglect; the homeowner engaged specialists to carry out a comprehensive inspection and resealing.)

错误说法

• 烟囱管 — 烟囱 already refers to the chimney structure as a whole; 管 (tube/pipe) is redundant; for specific duct sections use 排烟管道 or 排气管

起源与历史

烟 (smoke) + 囱 (chimney/flue — a pictographic character showing a hollow tube structure)

文化背景

时代: Modern

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal