Character data
HSK
Not in HSK
FREQUENCY
1705th character
RADICAL
⽕ (86.12)
STROKES
16
INDEX #
3319
Character data
| HSK | Not in HSK |
| Frequency | 1705th character |
| Radical | ⽕ (86.12) |
| Strokes | 16 |
| Index # | 3319 |
Definitions
| 燕 yàn |
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| 燕 yān |
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Stroke order
Words containing 燕
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(dialect) insurance (loanword)
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Hirundinidae (the family of swallows and martins)
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edible bird's nest
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Yan and Zhao, two of the Warring States in Hebei and Shanxi
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Yan and Zhao, two of the Warring States in Hebei and Shanxi
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Yanzhao Metropolis Daily
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Yanzhao Metropolis Daily
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(bird species of China) Eurasian hobby (Falco subbuteo)
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fig. how can we small fry predict the ambitions of the great?
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small minds can't know great ambitions
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a bunch of nobodies
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a bunch of nobodies
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small minds can't know great ambitions
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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?
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congratulations on your new house!
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congratulations on your new house!
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unaware of the disasters ahead; a fool's paradise
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unaware of the disasters ahead; a fool's paradise
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oats
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oatmeal; porridge
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oatmeal; porridge
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white-crowned forktail bird
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white-throated needletail swift
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white-throated needletail swift bird
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sandwich tern seabird
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