燕

Yān · yàn

Yan, a vassal state of Zhou in present-day Hebei and Liaoning

Radical: 灬 Strokes: 16

Structure: Top large, bottom smallFrequency: Common

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Character Decomposition

燕=廿+口+北+灬

Etymology

A swallow, with its head 廿, wings 北, and tail 灬

Meanings2 pronunciations

Yān

Yan, a vassal state of Zhou in present-day Hebei and Liaoning

north Hebei

the four Yan kingdoms of the Sixteen Kingdoms, namely: Former Yan 前燕 (337–370), Later Yan (384–409), Southern Yan 南燕 (398–410), Northern Yan 北燕 (409–436)

surname Yan

yàn

swallow (family Hirundinidae)

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Words with 燕 514 total

banquet held for high-ranking imperial or feudal officials公燕gōng yàn Northern Yan of the Sixteen Kingdoms (409-436)北燕Běi Yān Southern Yan of the Sixteen Kingdoms (398-410)南燕Nán Yān

Idioms with 燕 95 total Chain

lit. a caged bird in a pavilion (idiom); fig. to lose vigilance by comfortable living · unaware of the disasters ahead · a fool's paradise处堂燕雀chù táng yàn què

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