yàn

swallow (family Hirundinidae); variant of yàn

#1705

Character data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 1705th character
Radical ⽕ (86.12)
Strokes 16
Index # 3319

Definitions

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

Stroke order

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燕 stroke order animation

Words containing 燕

Word Meaning
lesser crested tern, a seabird
Eurasian crag martin; cliff swallow
(bird species of China) sand martin (Riparia riparia)
Later Yan of the Sixteen Kingdoms (384-409)
Later Yan of the Sixteen Kingdoms (384-409)
Germain's swiftlet bird species
Germain’s swiftlet bird
(bird species of China) spotted forktail (Enicurus maculatus)
(bird species of China) striated swallow (Cecropis striolata)
newlyweds
newlyweds
Matsudaira's storm petrel seabird
(bird species of China) common swift (Apus apus)
(bird species of China) common swift (Apus apus)
oriental pratincole, a wading bird
oriental pratincole, a small wading bird
(bird species of China) common tern (Sterna hirundo)
(bird species of China) common tern (Sterna hirundo)
(bird species of China) dark-rumped swift (Apus acuticauda)
Zeng Jinyan, Chinese human rights activist
(bird species of China) Asian palm swift (Cypsiurus balasiensis)
(bird species of China) Pacific swallow (Hirundo tahitica)
(bird species of China) pale martin (Riparia diluta)
(bird species of China) silver-backed needletail (Hirundapus cochinchinensis)
silver-backed needletail swift