燕 yàn

swallow (family Hirundinidae); variant of 燕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 宴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 前燕qián yān (337-370), Later Yan 后燕hòu yān (384-409), Southern Yan 南燕nán yān (398-410), Northern Yan 北燕běi yān (409-436)

Stroke order

燕 stroke order diagram
燕 stroke order animation

Words containing 燕

Word Meaning
黑嘴端鳳頭燕鷗 hēi zuǐ duān fèng tóu yàn ōu
Chinese crested tern, a rare seabird
黑枕燕鸥 hēi zhěn yàn ōu
(bird species of China) black-naped tern (Sterna sumatrana)
黑枕燕鷗 hēi zhěn yàn ōu
(bird species of China) black-naped tern (Sterna sumatrana)
黑翅燕鸻 hēi chì yàn héng
black-winged pratincole bird
黑翅燕鴴 hēi chì yàn héng
black-winged pratincole bird
黑背燕尾 hēi bèi yàn wěi
black-backed forktail bird
黑腹燕鸥 hēi fù yàn ōu
black-bellied tern; a small seabird
黑腹燕鷗 hēi fù yàn ōu
black-bellied tern seabird
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