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

梳 yàn shū (dialect) insurance (loanword)
科 yàn kē Hirundinidae (the family of swallows and martins)
窩 yàn wō edible bird's nest
赵 yān zhào Yan and Zhao, two of the Warring States in Hebei and Shanxi; beautiful women; women dancers and singers
趙 yān zhào Yan and Zhao, two of the Warring States in Hebei and Shanxi; beautiful women; women dancers and singers
赵都市报 yān zhào dū shì bào Yanzhao Metropolis Daily
趙都市報 yān zhào dū shì bào Yanzhao Metropolis Daily
隼 yàn sǔn (bird species of China) Eurasian hobby (Falco subbuteo)
雀安知鸿鹄之志 yàn què ān zhī hóng hú zhī zhì lit. can the sparrow and swallow know the will of the great swan? (idiom); fig. how can we small fry predict the ambitions of the great?
雀安知鴻鵠之志 yàn què ān zhī hóng hú zhī zhì lit. can the sparrow and swallow know the will of the great swan? (idiom); fig. how can we small fry predict the ambitions of the great?
雀乌鹊 yàn què wū què lit. sparrow and swallow, crow and magpie; fig. any Tom, Dick or Harry; a bunch of nobodies
雀烏鵲 yàn què wū què lit. sparrow and swallow, crow and magpie; fig. any Tom, Dick or Harry; a bunch of nobodies
雀焉知鸿鹄之志 yàn què yān zhī hóng gǔ zhī zhì lit. can the sparrow and swallow know the will of the great swan? (idiom); fig. how can we small fry predict the ambitions of the great?
雀焉知鴻鵠之志 yàn què yān zhī hóng gǔ zhī zhì lit. can the sparrow and swallow know the will of the great swan? (idiom); fig. how can we small fry predict the ambitions of the great?
雀相贺 yàn què xiàng hè lit. sparrow and swallow's congratulation (idiom); fig. to congratulate sb on completion of a building project; congratulations on your new house!
雀相賀 yàn què xiàng hè lit. sparrow and swallow's congratulation (idiom); fig. to congratulate sb on completion of a building project; congratulations on your new house!
雀处堂 yàn què chù táng lit. a caged bird in a pavilion (idiom); fig. to lose vigilance by comfortable living; unaware of the disasters ahead; a fool's paradise
雀處堂 yàn què chù táng lit. a caged bird in a pavilion (idiom); fig. to lose vigilance by comfortable living; unaware of the disasters ahead; a fool's paradise
麥 yàn mài oats
麦粥 yàn mài zhōu oatmeal; porridge
麥粥 yàn mài zhōu oatmeal; porridge
白冠尾 bái guān yàn wěi (bird species of China) white-crowned forktail (Enicurus leschenaulti)
白喉针尾雨 bái hóu zhēn wěi yǔ yàn (bird species of China) white-throated needletail (Hirundapus caudacutus)
白喉針尾雨 bái hóu zhēn wěi yǔ yàn (bird species of China) white-throated needletail (Hirundapus caudacutus)
白嘴端凤头鸥 bái zuǐ duān fèng tóu yàn ōu (bird species of China) sandwich tern (Thalasseus sandvicensis)