燕國 yān guó

DEFINITIONS

  1. Yan, a vassal state of Zhou in modern Hebei and Liaoning
  2. north Hebei
  3. 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)

CHARACTERS

燕 yān swallow (bird); comfort, enjoy
國 guó nation, country, nation-state