Was the word "smoke" simplified in ancient times? Can the word "smoke" in soft pen calligraphy be simplified?

In ancient times, the word for smoke was also written as "smoke", but it only meant smoke produced by flame.

Cigarette smoke, written in the ancient word "cigarette", was merged with flame smoke into one word when the country implemented the simplified word scheme.

Whether to use word change in soft pen calligraphy depends on the context to judge the meaning before deciding.