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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Words containing 燕

Word Meaning
(bird species of China) small pratincole (Glareola lactea)
(bird species of China) small pratincole (Glareola lactea)
(bird species of China) ashy woodswallow (Artamus fuscus)
(bird species of China) ashy woodswallow (Artamus fuscus)
slaty-backed forktail bird
(bird species of China) sooty tern (Onychoprion fuscatus)
(bird species of China) sooty tern (Onychoprion fuscatus)
Asian house martin bird
Asian house martin, a small swallow
Wilson's storm petrel, a small sea bird
(bird species of China) Wilson's storm petrel (Oceanites oceanicus)
Yanjing, an old name for Beijing
Yanjing beer (Beijing beer brand)
Yenching University, Christian school in Beijing
Yenching University in Beijing
Yan, a vassal state of Zhou in modern Hebei and Liaoning
Yan, a vassal state of Zhou in modern Hebei and Liaoning
Prince Dan of Yan, enemy of Qin emperor
many a little makes a mickle
many a little makes a mickle
swallow tail butterfly (family Papilionidae)
Yan mountain range across north Hebei
Yanchao district in Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Yanchao Township in Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Yanchao Township in Kaohsiung, Taiwan