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燕
yàn
Traditional: 鷰
variant of [[燕<yàn>]]
16 strokes
Common (6%)
Character Breakdown
Alternate Dictionary Entries
燕
Yān
Yan, a vassal state of Zhou in modern Hebei and Liaoning / north Hebei / the four Yan kingdoms of the Sixteen Kingdoms, namely: Former Yan [[前燕]] (337-370), Later Yan [[後燕|后燕]] (384-409), Southern Yan [[南燕]] (398-410), Northern Yan [[北燕]] (409-436) / surname Yan
Noun
燕
yàn
swallow (family Hirundinidae) / old variant of [[宴<yàn>]]
Additional Information
Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
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HSK Word Level
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Character Frequency
1704
Word Frequency
5187