燕 yàn

swallow (bird); comfort, enjoy

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DEFINITIONS

燕 yàn
  • swallow (family Hirundinidae)
  • old variant of 宴[yan4]
  • variant of 燕[yan4]
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

STROKES

燕 stroke order diagram
燕 stroke order animation

WORDS

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 Aerodramus, genus of birds that use echolocation, a subset of the Collocaliini tribe (swiflets), two of whose species – Aerodramus fuciphagus and Aerodramus maximus – build nests harvested to make bird's nest soup
燕雀 yàn què (bird species of China) brambling (Fringilla montifringilla); (fig.) small fry
莺歌燕舞 yīng gē yàn wǔ the warbler sings and the swallow dances; prosperity abounds (idiom)
乳燕 rǔ yàn baby swallow
来鸿去燕 lái hóng qù yàn lit. the goose comes, the swallow goes (idiom); fig. always on the move
來鴻去燕 lái hóng qù yàn lit. the goose comes, the swallow goes (idiom); fig. always on the move
前燕 qián yān Former Yan of the Sixteen Kingdoms (337-370)
劳燕分飞 láo yàn fēn fēi the shrike and the swallow fly in different directions (idiom); (usually of a couple) to part from each other
勞燕分飛 láo yàn fēn fēi the shrike and the swallow fly in different directions (idiom); (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 (bird species of China) greater crested tern (Thalasseus bergii)
大鳳頭燕鷗 dà fèng tóu yàn ōu (bird species of China) greater crested tern (Thalasseus bergii)
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 (bird species of China) lesser crested tern (Thalasseus bengalensis)
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