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燕
yàn
1. swallow (family Hirundinidae)
2. old variant of [[宴<yàn>]]
Common • Top 6% ✏️ 16 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

燕
yàn
lovebird, swallow
16 丶

Compound Words (20)

前燕
QiánYān
Former Yan of the Sixteen Kingdoms (337-370)
北燕
BěiYān
Northern Yan of the Sixteen Kingdoms (409-436)
南燕
NánYān
Southern Yan of the Sixteen Kingdoms (398-410)
家燕
jiāyàn
(Chinese bird species) barn swallow (Hirundo rustica)
岩燕
yányàn
(Chinese bird species) Eurasian crag martin (Ptyonoprogne rupestris)
后燕
HòuYān
Later Yan of the Sixteen Kingdoms (384-409)
洋燕
yángyàn
(Chinese bird species) Pacific swallow (Hirundo tahitica)
燕京
Yānjīng
Yanjing, an old name for Beijing
燕国
Yānguó
Yan, a vassal state of Zhou in modern Hebei and Liaoning
燕子
yànzi
swallow
燕山
Yānshān
Yan mountain range across north Hebei
燕巢
Yàncháo
Yanchao township in Kaohsiung county [[高雄縣|高雄县<Gāoxióngxiàn>]], southwest Taiwan
燕梳
yànshū
(dialect) insurance (loanword)
燕科
yànkē
Hirundinidae (the family of swallows and martins)
燕窝
yànwō
swallow's nest
燕赵
YānZhào
Yan and Zhao, two of the Warring States in Hebei and Shanxi
燕隼
yànsǔn
(Chinese bird species) Eurasian hobby (Falco subbuteo)
燕雀
yànquè
(Chinese bird species) brambling (Fringilla montifringilla)
燕麦
yànmài
oats
贻燕
yíyàn
to leave peace for the future generations

Alternate 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
燕
yàn
variant of [[燕<yàn>]]

Metadata

Category
Chinese
Character Frequency Rank
1,704
Word Frequency Rank
5,187 of 84,292