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
(dialect) insurance (loanword)
Hirundinidae (the family of swallows and martins)
edible bird's nest
Yan and Zhao, two of the Warring States in Hebei and Shanxi
Yan and Zhao, two of the Warring States in Hebei and Shanxi
Yanzhao Metropolis Daily
Yanzhao Metropolis Daily
(bird species of China) Eurasian hobby (Falco subbuteo)
fig. how can we small fry predict the ambitions of the great?
small minds can't know great ambitions
a bunch of nobodies
a bunch of nobodies
small minds can't know great ambitions
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?
congratulations on your new house!
congratulations on your new house!
unaware of the disasters ahead; a fool's paradise
unaware of the disasters ahead; a fool's paradise
oats
oatmeal; porridge
oatmeal; porridge
white-crowned forktail bird
white-throated needletail swift
white-throated needletail swift bird
sandwich tern seabird