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

WORDS

尾服 yàn wěi fú swallow-tailed coat; tails
麦 yàn mài oats
子 yàn zi swallow
窝 yàn wō edible bird's nest
yǔ yàn swift; Apodidae (the swift family)
金丝 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
雀 yàn què (bird species of China) brambling (Fringilla montifringilla); (fig.) small fry
莺歌舞 yīng gē yàn wǔ the warbler sings and the swallow dances; prosperity abounds (idiom)
rǔ yàn baby swallow
来鸿去 lái hóng qù yàn lit. the goose comes, the swallow goes (idiom); fig. always on the move
來鴻去 lái hóng qù yàn lit. the goose comes, the swallow goes (idiom); fig. always on the move
qián yān Former Yan of the Sixteen Kingdoms (337-370)
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
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
běi yān Northern Yan of the Sixteen Kingdoms (409-436)
nán yān Southern Yan of the Sixteen Kingdoms (398-410)
大凤头鸥 dà fèng tóu yàn ōu (bird species of China) greater crested tern (Thalasseus bergii)
大鳳頭鷗 dà fèng tóu yàn ōu (bird species of China) greater crested tern (Thalasseus bergii)
座 tiān yàn zuò Apus (constellation)
姿 sūn yàn zī Stefanie Sun (1978-), Singaporean singer-songwriter
姿 sūn yàn zī Stefanie Sun (1978-), Singaporean singer-songwriter
jiā yàn (bird species of China) barn swallow (Hirundo rustica)
尾 xiǎo yàn wěi (bird species of China) little forktail (Enicurus scouleri)
小白腰雨 xiǎo bái yāo yǔ yàn (bird species of China) house swift (Apus nipalensis)
小凤头鸥 xiǎo fèng tóu yàn ōu (bird species of China) lesser crested tern (Thalasseus bengalensis)
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