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燕

yàn

Character

What 燕 means

1. swallow (family Hirundinidae)
2. old variant of {宴|yàn}

Other readings

燕 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• YānYan, a vassal state of Zhou in present-day Hebei and Liaoning; north Hebei; the four Yan k
• yànvariant of {燕|yàn}

Example sentences

• 燕子在迁移。
  Yànzi zài qiānyí.
  The swallows are migrating.
• 燕妮喝醉了。
  Yanni is wasted.
• 燕妮跌到谷底。
  Yànnī diē dào gǔdǐ.
  Yanni hit rock bottom.
• 燕妮想要和好。
  Yanni wanted to make up.
• 燕子飞得非常快。
  A swallow flies very swiftly.
• 燕妮要发脾气了。
  Yanni was losing his temper.

Words starting with 燕

• 燕子yàn ziswallow
• 燕京Yān jīngYanjing, an old name for Beijing; capital of Yan at different periods
• 燕窝yàn wōedible bird's nest
• 燕山Yān shānYan mountain range across north Hebei
• 燕麦yàn màioats
• 燕京大学Yān jīng Dà xuéYanjing or Yenching University, Christian university in Beijing founded in 1919
• 燕赵Yān ZhàoYan and Zhao, two of the Warring States in Hebei and Shanxi; beautiful women…
• 燕国Yān guóYan, a vassal state of Zhou in modern Hebei and Liaoning; north Hebei…
• 燕尾服yàn wěi fúswallow-tailed coat; tails
• 燕科yàn kēHirundinidae (the family of swallows and martins)
• 燕雀yàn què(bird species of China) brambling (Fringilla montifringilla); (fig.) small fry
• 燕菜精yàn cài jīngagar-agar powder
• 燕麦片yàn mài piànrolled oats
• 燕京啤酒Yān jīng pí jiǔYanjing beer (Beijing beer brand)
• 燕太子丹Yān Tài zǐ DānPrince Dan of Yan (-226 BC), commissioned the attempted assassination of King Ying Zheng…
• 燕雀相贺yàn què xiàng hèlit. sparrow and swallow's congratulation (idiom); fig. to congratulate sb on completion…
• 燕雀处堂yàn què chù tánglit. a caged bird in a pavilion (idiom); fig. to lose vigilance by comfortable living…
• 燕尾蝶yàn wěi diéswallowtail butterfly (family Papilionidae)
• 燕赵都市报Yān Zhào Dū shì BàoYanzhao Metropolis Daily
• 燕梳yàn shū(dialect) insurance (loanword)
• 燕麦粥yàn mài zhōuoatmeal; porridge
• 燕隼yàn sǔn(bird species of China) Eurasian hobby (Falco subbuteo)
• 燕子衔泥垒大窝yàn zi xián ní lěi dà wōthe swallow's nest is built one beakful of mud at a time (idiom)…
• 燕雀安知鸿鹄之志yàn què ān zhī hóng hú zhī zhìlit. can the sparrow and swallow know the will of the great swan? (idiom)…

Words containing 燕

• 孙燕姿Sūn Yàn zīStefanie Sun (1978-), Singaporean singer-songwriter
• 乳燕rǔ yànbaby swallow
• 公燕gōng yànbanquet held for high-ranking imperial or feudal officials
• 前燕Qián YānFormer Yan of the Sixteen Kingdoms (337-370)
• 北燕Běi YānNorthern Yan of the Sixteen Kingdoms (409-436)
• 南燕Nán YānSouthern Yan of the Sixteen Kingdoms (398-410)
• 家燕jiā yàn(bird species of China) barn swallow (Hirundo rustica)
• 岩燕yán yàn(bird species of China) Eurasian crag martin (Ptyonoprogne rupestris)
• 后燕Hòu YānLater Yan of the Sixteen Kingdoms (384-409)
• 洋燕yáng yàn(bird species of China) Pacific swallow (Hirundo tahitica)
• 菜燕cài yànagar-agar
• 银燕yín yàn(literary) airplane
• 雨燕yǔ yànswift; Apodidae (the swift family)
• 天燕座Tiān yàn zuòApus (constellation)
• 小燕尾xiǎo yàn wěi(bird species of China) little forktail (Enicurus scouleri)
• 斑腰燕bān yāo yàn(bird species of China) striated swallow (Cecropis striolata)
• 曾金燕Zēng Jīn yànZeng Jinyan (1983-), Chinese blogger and human rights activist, wife of dissident…
• 棕雨燕zōng yǔ yàn(bird species of China) Asian palm swift (Cypsiurus balasiensis)
• 白晓燕Bái Xiǎo yànPai Hsiao-yen (daughter of Pai Ping-ping)
• 线尾燕xiàn wěi yàn(bird species of China) wire-tailed swallow (Hirundo smithii)
• 胡燕妮Hú Yān nīJenny Hu (1945-), Hong Kong actress
• 金丝燕jīn sī yànAerodramus, genus of birds that use echolocation, a subset of the Collocaliini tribe…
• 金腰燕jīn yāo yàn(bird species of China) red-rumped swallow (Cecropis daurica)
• 来鸿去燕lái hóng qù yànlit. the goose comes, the swallow goes (idiom); fig. always on the move

Characters that look like 燕

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 爵juéancient bronze wine holder with 3 legs and loop handle; nobility
• 擦cāto rub; to scratch; to wipe; to polish; to apply (lipstick, lotion etc)
• 薛xuēwormwood like grass (classical)
• 噩èstartling
• 鞘qiàoscabbard; sheath
• 憨hānsilly; simple-minded; foolish

Sounds the same

Read yàn, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 验to examine; to test; to check
• 厌(bound form) to loathe; to be fed up with; (literary) to satiate; to satisfy
• 宴(bound form) to entertain at a banquet; (bound form) banquet; feast; (literary) peaceful…
• 艳bright; fresh and attractive; glamorous; (bound form) amorous; romantic…
• 咽to swallow
• 焰flame
• 雁wild goose
• 彦accomplished; elegant
• 砚ink-stone
• 晏late; quiet
• 堰weir
• 滟tossing of billows