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

燕 stroke order diagram
燕 stroke order animation

Words containing 燕

Word Meaning
Tristram's storm petrel seabird
bridled tern seabird
bridled tern, a kind of seabird
to leave peace for the future generations
to leave peace for the future generations
as lithe as a swallow (of athlete or beautiful girl)
as lithe as a swallow (of athlete or beautiful girl)
lit. Ying writes a letter and Yan reads it
lit. Ying writes a letter and Yan reads it
edible-nest swiftlet
red-rumped swallow bird
silver swallow; airplane (affectionate)
silver swallow; airplane (affectionate)
swallow chick
swallow chick
collared pratincole, a wading bird
collared pratincole, a shore bird
crested treeswift bird
crested treeswift bird
prosperity abounds (idiom)
(bird species of China) river tern (Sterna aurantia)
(bird species of China) river tern (Sterna aurantia)
Swinhoe's storm petrel, a small sea bird
Nepal house martin (a swallow-like bird)
Chinese crested tern, a rare seabird