Character
HSK | Not in HSK |
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FREQUENCY | 1705th character |
RADICAL | ⽕ (86.12) |
STROKES | 16 |
INDEX # | 3319 |
swallow (bird); comfort, enjoy
#1705
DEFINITIONS
燕 yàn |
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燕 yān |
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STROKES
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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