Character data

HSK Not in HSK

FREQUENCY 1705th character

RADICAL ⽕ (86.12)

STROKES 16

INDEX # 3319

燕 yàn

swallow (family Hirundinidae); variant of 燕yàn

#1705

燕 yàn	1. swallow (family Hirundinidae) 2. old variant of 宴yàn
燕 yān	1. surname Yan 2. Yan, a vassal state of Zhou in modern Hebei and Liaoning 3. north Hebei 4. the four Yan kingdoms of the Sixteen Kingdoms, namely: Former Yan 前燕qián yān (337-370), Later Yan 后燕hòu yān (384-409), Southern Yan 南燕nán yān (398-410), Northern Yan 北燕běi yān (409-436)

Word	Meaning
燕尾服 yàn wěi fú	swallow-tailed coat; tails
燕麦 yàn mài	oats
燕子 yàn zi	swallow
燕窝 yàn wō	edible bird's nest
雨燕 yǔ yàn	swift; Apodidae (the swift family)
金丝燕 jīn sī yàn	edible-nest swiftlet; bird for bird's nest
燕雀 yàn què	(fig.) small fry
莺歌燕舞 yīng gē yàn wǔ	prosperity abounds (idiom)
乳燕 rǔ yàn	baby swallow
来鸿去燕 lái hóng qù yàn	constant coming and going; always on the move
來鴻去燕 lái hóng qù yàn	always coming and going; often traveling
前燕 qián yān	Former Yan of the Sixteen Kingdoms (337-370)
劳燕分飞 láo yàn fēn fēi	(usually of a couple) to part from each other
勞燕分飛 láo yàn fēn fēi	(usually of a couple) to part from each other
北燕 běi yān	Northern Yan of the Sixteen Kingdoms (409-436)
南燕 nán yān	Southern Yan of the Sixteen Kingdoms (398-410)
大凤头燕鸥 dà fèng tóu yàn ōu	greater crested tern, a seabird
大鳳頭燕鷗 dà fèng tóu yàn ōu	greater crested tern
天燕座 tiān yàn zuò	Apus (constellation)
孙燕姿 sūn yàn zī	Stefanie Sun (1978-), Singaporean singer-songwriter
孫燕姿 sūn yàn zī	Stefanie Sun (1978-), Singaporean singer-songwriter
家燕 jiā yàn	(bird species of China) barn swallow (Hirundo rustica)
小燕尾 xiǎo yàn wěi	(bird species of China) little forktail (Enicurus scouleri)
小白腰雨燕 xiǎo bái yāo yǔ yàn	(bird species of China) house swift (Apus nipalensis)
小凤头燕鸥 xiǎo fèng tóu yàn ōu	lesser crested tern

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